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Youth league treasurer arrested for embezzling of funds

NEW CUMBERLAND — The longtime treasurer of the Oak Glen Junior Bears Baseball Association has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling at least $11,000 from the youth athletic league. David Andrew Brown, of Chester, was arrested Tuesday, according to Magistrate Court records, and charged with one felony count of embezzlement. He has since posted the $20,000 bond and is scheduled to next appear in Hancock County Magistrate Court Aug. 12. Hancock County Detective Scott Little has been investigating the case, explaining members of the association's board, most of whom had been newly ...

Award-Winning Italian Film Has Local Tie

STEUBENVILLE — When Carmine Pate talks about his father, he proudly points to the numerous movie roles he has had during a career in the film industry that has spanned more than 50 years. “He got his first break in films when he was cast in the early 1970s in a film called ‘The ...

Academy Sports + Outdoors Gearing Up For Opening

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Ohio Valley residents will soon have a new destination for sporting goods, outdoor equipment and apparel as Academy Sports + Outdoors prepares to open its newest location at the Ohio Valley Mall. Employees were putting the finishing touches on the 55,000-square-foot store ...

‘Stuff The Bus’ Event Coming Saturday To Bethlehem Apostolic Temple

Those interested in helping students in need throughout the Ohio Valley have a strong start to their school year can do so Saturday at Bethlehem Apostolic Temple in Wheeling. The church will hold a "stuff the bus" event from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the church, collecting school supplies and more to distribute Aug. 8 at the North Wheeling Dream Center. The church is seeking notebooks, pens, pencils, book bags and any other school-related items that make learning more fun and exciting for students. While school supplies are at the forefront of the fall collection, the church is also ...

New Vrindaban Celebrates 60 Years Of ISKON With Open House

New Vrindaban and the Palace of Gold will open their doors to the public on Sunday, Aug. 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., celebrating 60 years of The International Society of Krishna Consciousness in the Western world. According to the ISKON website, documents were filed in New York City on July ...

Willis Shows Support For Beautification Project In Beech Bottom

BEECH BOTTOM — Beautification efforts in parts of Brooke County have received a boost from one local legislator. Del. Jimmy Willis, R-Brooke, contributed $1,000 in Local Economic Development Assistance funds toward a series of beautification projects in Beech Bottom. "It's been a priority ...