STEUBENVILLE – Area officials gathered near the Market Street Bridge Monday afternoon to celebrate a milestone in the efforts to eventually build a replacement for the 121-year-old span. “Sorry, but the old girl has found its last place,” Mike Paprocki, executive director of the ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The woman accused of stabbing a Bellaire McDonald’s employee will spend the next four to six years in prison. Aryan Summer Alvarez, 30, was sentenced to that term after pleading guilty Monday to one charge of felonious assault in Belmont County Common Pleas Court. Alvarez was arrested in April on charges of stabbing a McDonald’s employee multiple times, leaving him with a puncture wound on the left side of his body. Alvarez appeared via Zoom call from the Belmont County Jail while Belmont County Assistant Prosecutor Joshua Norman and her lawyer, Belmont County ...
NEW CUMBERLAND – In an effort to comply with a new state law, Hancock County officials are seeking to move several of the county's voting precinct locations. County commissioners convened in a special meeting Monday morning, voting 2-0 on the proposal from County Clerk Karan Valenti. “We have some locations that are going to be changing,” explained Commissioner Paul Cowey. The changes are aimed at meeting requirements under Senate Bill 481, approved by the West Virginia Legislature in March. Under the proposal, the county would move voting for: Precinct 1 from Allison ...
STEUBENVILLE — The name of the city's new homeless shelter is important because it sends a clear message about what it stands for. “The Shelter on Sixth — SOS: The acronym conveys an urgent need of assistance for those who are experiencing homelessness and also evokes a feeling of hope ...
The Region 1 Expert Panel of the West Virginia First Foundation is holding a virtual public listening session at 4 p.m. Tuesday. This event will offer members of the community the opportunity to meet with their regional panel, ask questions, share ideas, and learn more about the panel's role in the upcoming round of WVFF grant funding initiatives. The event is designed to encourage open dialogue and idea sharing between the panel and the communities across Brooke, Hancock, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel counties. Attendees will be able to engage directly with panel members, gain insights ...
MOUNDSVILLE – Glass collectors and vendors from around the United States flocked to the Ohio Valley this weekend, as the Fostoria Glass Society of America hosted its 45th annual Glass Show and Sale. Fostoria Glass Society of America show chairman Chuck Hill said that the annual event, held ...
