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Lawsuits mount over Brooke locker room cameras

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WELLSBURG – A total of nine individual lawsuits now have been filed on behalf of female student-athletes who utilized the girls locker rooms at Brooke High School since the start of the new school year. The complaints – filed in Brooke County Circuit Court – seek monetary damages for the students in an amount to be determined at trial, along with interest, court costs and attorney fees. Four of the young women are students at Brooke High School, while the other five are visiting students forced to use the girls locker room at Brooke County High School, according to information ...

Bellaire community gathers to remember 9/11 victims

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BELLAIRE – Bellaire Volunteer Fire Department honored the many citizens who died in the 9/11 tragedy 25 years ago Friday. The village honored the dead by hosting a ceremony at 34th Street from 8:30-11 a.m. The ceremony had a moment of silence for each exact time that the terrorist attacks ...

Agreement reached on Warwood data center

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WHEELING – The city of Wheeling and Silicon Foundry Energy LLC have agreed to terms outlined in a binding memorandum of understanding that the company will not develop a high-impact data center in Warwood. A 10-page draft of the memorandum has been developed and reviewed by both parties, and the measure is expected to be approved via resolution during next Tuesday evening's meeting of Wheeling City Council. The memorandum of understanding or MOU had previously been discussed in the wake of community concerns over Silicon Foundry Energy's plan to develop a data center and energy ...

Wall That Heals seeks local families to help bring tribute home

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – As Belmont County prepares to welcome The Wall That Heals from Oct. 1-4, the committee is asking the community to help make the historic tribute a deeply personal experience for local families. The Wall That Heals is a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and ...

Wellness Weekend participants raise funds for future cancer complex

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WHEELING – WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital recently received a $2,367 donation from Ogden Newspapers on behalf of participants in the 2026 Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend, providing additional community support for the future WVU Cancer Institute St. Joseph Regional Cancer Complex. During ...

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Library offers September programs STEUBENVILLE — The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County will offer several programs throughout its branches in September. Brilliant Branch, 740-314-4309, will host Color Your Cares Away for adults at 6 p.m. Sept. 24, with supplies provided. Grab-and-Go Story Time for children begins Sept. 21, while supplies last, and includes "Because of an Acorn" by Lola Schaefer. Dillonvale Branch, 740-314-4310, will host its Thriller Book Club at 10 a.m. Sept. 22 to discuss "King of Ashes" by S.A. Cosby. Call to join. Children ages 2-6 can ...