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Sinclair Building Targeted For 'Public Nuisance' Designation

STEUBENVILLE — The city of Steubenville wants a judge to declare the 111-year-old Sinclair Building at Fourth and Market streets a “public nuisance.” The petition, filed Tuesday in Jefferson County Common Pleas Court, asks the court to force the owners to repair the building or demolish ...

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony A Calling For Rabbi Joshua Lief

The first remembrance ceremony for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that Rabbi Joshua Lief of Wheeling's Temple Shalom was part of came one year after those attacks in 2002. He was still in the seminary as a student rabbi, with a small congregation in Lafayette, Louisiana, as his student ...

Highway Patrol: Juvenile Killed in Monroe County Crash

WOODSFIELD — A juvenile was killed and three others were injured Tuesday evening in a single-vehicle crash in Monroe County that authorities say may have involved alcohol or drug impairment. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash occurred at about 5:15 p.m. on Township Road 350, ...

United Way Day of Caring Brings 175 Volunteers to 21 Projects

WHEELING — Volunteers washed, scrubbed, painted and dug their way through the many tasks assigned to them during the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley Sandy O'Haver Day of Caring on Wednesday. Staci Stephen, executive director of the United Way, said 175 people signed up to volunteer ...

City May Help Oglebay Obtain Financing for Improvements

WHEELING — The city of Wheeling is poised to again assist the Wheeling Park Commission with obtaining financing for continued improvements at Oglebay Park. Representatives from the Wheeling Park Commission are expected to appear before Wheeling City Council in the coming weeks to provide ...

Weirton Seeking Youth Council Applicants

WEIRTON — The City of Weirton is seeking its next group of youthful advisers. Applications currently are being accepted for those interested in taking part in the 2026-2027 term of the Weirton Youth Council. “The last day to apply is Sept. 14,” explained Ward 5 Councilwoman Brittany Holloway during Tuesday's meeting of Weirton Council. Holloway serves as one of the advisers for the program, which was started as a pilot program in 2025 and renewed in the spring. According to the application packet, the Weirton Youth Council “provides young people with a direct means of ...