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Body found in downtown Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — A body was found Tuesday in the 100 block of North Commercial Alley in Steubenville, Police Chief Ken Anderson said. Anderson said the body was discovered around 2 p.m. “Upon arrival, officers located a male subject next to a building,” he said. “The subject was confirmed (dead). “ He said the scene was turned over to detectives and “the matter is now under investigation.”

Signing day builds future for JVS carpentry students

BLOOMINGDALE — Future carpenters, floor coverers and cabinetmakers signed on the dotted line during the third-annual Carpentry Signing Day at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School. Nearly a dozen students in Dave Lucas’s program met with Troy Stewart, president of Carpenters Union ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

At 11:21 p.m. Monday, a caller reported a suspicious male carrying around a Samurai sword was heading through a field near the Utica RV Park toward Pike 40 in Morristown. Officers patrolled the area but saw no sign of anyone going through the field. According to the report, the caller may be having mental health issues and hallucinations. At 12:55 a.m., the male called back wanting an update. A sergeant advised the caller to get some cameras. At 11:17 p.m. Monday, a caller from an address on Beal Street in Bridgeport reported that her neighbors keep revving the engine of a vehicle. ...

'Herk' to get roasted for a good cause

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Undo’s Restaurants co-owner Anthony “Herk” Sparachane will be honored at Ohio Cancer Research’s 30th annual Grand Illusions Saute on May 7. The annual event recognizes a pillar of the Ohio Valley each year by having peers, friends and family “saute” them in a ...

Wheeling Symphony to perform live to original 'Star Wars' film

WHEELING – Members of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra are channeling The Force this week in preparation for a live performance of “Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert,” featuring a screening of the 1977 science fiction classic. The WSO will perform the motion picture’s Oscar-winning ...