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Celebrations and sweets are the focus for this new business

Community

STEUBENVILLE — A new business venture aimed at putting smiles on the faces of people of all ages has opened its doors 4227 Mall Drive in the Rural King Plaza. The location actually houses two businesses: Tink’s Party Place, which offers space for children’s birthday parties and other ...

Jail cost bill mounting up for Ohio County

Community

WHEELING — The cost of incarcerating those arrested in Ohio County through the West Virginia Department of Corrections was just under $1 million for the 2024-25 fiscal year, and is on track to be nearly double that for 2025-26, according to Ohio County Administrator Randy Russell. There was ...

Local firefighters continue Christmas traditions

Community

Most of the year, Brooke County residents look for them in times of need — when their car has crashed into a utility pole, a tree has fallen across a road or of course, when their home is on fire. But once a year, firefighters in Follansbee and the Wellsburg areas also help to carry on ...

Heating assistance available

Community

The Ohio Department of Development and the Area Agency on Aging, Region 9, want to remind older Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps Ohioans at or below 175% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a household ...

No injuries in three-structure fire

Community

MOUNDSVILLE — Three trailer homes were destroyed by fire late Wednesday in the Georges Court neighborhood in Moundsville. None were injured in the blaze that began about 11:15 p.m. The Moundsville Volunteer Fire Department along with firefighters from Roberts Ridge, Fork Ridge, Limestone, ...

EORH saga continues as doors close

Local News

MARTINS FERRY — The roller-coaster existence — and non-existence — of East Ohio Regional Hospital continued through its peaks and valleys this past year. Open at the start of the year, closed by spring, in the hands of a new owner in the summer with plans to open by the fall, yet the ...