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Outdoor skating rink set to return to Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — The Rink at Franciscan Square will open for public ice skating at 4 p.m. Friday, officials with the Franciscan University of Steubenville have announced. Tri-State Area residents will be able to skate under twinkling lights in a festive winter wonderland, toast marshmallows over an open fire or cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa, the officials added. Open skating hours are 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays; and noon 7 p.m. There are also special hours for holidays; all hours are subject to ...

Wheeling’s Christmas tree up, city readied for holidays

WHEELING — The city of Wheeling is getting ready to dive head first into the holiday season this week with the annual Winter on the Plaza celebration, followed by the long-awaited return to the downtown area of the city’s Christmas parade. On Monday, city crews installed the Christmas ...

WPD announces road closures for Fantasy in Lights parade

WHEELING — The Wheeling Police Department will implement several road closures in the Center Wheeling and downtown areas Friday for the 40th Annual Fantasy in Lights Christmas Parade. The parade returns to its traditional route this year, after spending the last couple of years traveling closer to Center Wheeling due to the Downtown Wheeling Streetscape Project. This year’s parade begins at 20th and Market streets, heads north, turns left at 10th Street, and then south, ending at 22nd and Main streets. No parking times and street closure signs will be posted in affected areas ...

Federal review finds issues with Justice-era Child Protective Services

CHARLESTON — A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former Gov. Jim Justice’s final year in office found that 91% of 100 reviewed reports did not follow requirements for child neglect and abuse cases. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of ...

Waiting list growing for the third annual ‘Gateway To The West’ robotics tournament

TRIADELPHIA — Robotics teams from across the nation are busy fabricating robots and strategies for the “Gateway To The West” tournament coming to Ohio County next year, but there are no more spots available. The third annual “Gateway To The West” competition is set to happen in late January, with middle schools teams competing Jan. 28-29, and high school teams on Jan. 30-31 at The Highlands Event Center. Registration for the high school teams took place on Oct. 10, and all 80 spots sold out in 54 seconds, according to JoJo Shay, innovation coordinator for Ohio County ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 2:16 p.m. Wednesday, a deputy on a traffic stop on Mall Road and Red Roof Lane in St. Clairsville issued a warning to an Ohio motorist for a stop bar, cracked windshield and seatbelt violations. At 11:44 a.m. Wednesday, a case worker reported that one of her clients told her that her mother and grandmother had been denying her food and medication. The client said they had been physical with her in the past. A deputy contacted Job and Family Services and took information. At 6:51 a.m. Wednesday, a caller from an address at The Meadows in St. ...