14+ hour, 53+ min ago   (685+ words) WEIRTON -- The ballots are set for West Virginia's general election, which will take place Nov. 3. Hancock County voters will have two local races on their ballots. Republican Ronnie D. Jones of Weirton, who defeated incumbent Eron Chek in the May primary,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (966+ words) CHARLESTON -- Invoices are still coming in for Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s Capitol City Celebration, the four-day festival in Charleston to celebrate America 250, quickly approaching the governor’s $2 million budget for the event, though other agency costs are exceeding that budget. According to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (253+ words) STEUBENVILLE — Whenever you ask Andrew Henry a question, you are sure to get an honest answer. That made his response to a recent question about the status of measles in the region interesting. "If… STEUBENVILLE — Some Jefferson County communities and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1074+ words) They are growing in numbers and in political and cultural clout. That's bringing their vision of faith, Jewish identity and civic practices into conflict with other Israelis, both religious and secular. Distrust spirals on all sides. Mass protests over proposed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) WEIRTON -- Members of the city's Traffic Commission are studying potential parking concerns along one of the community's "pocket parks." Commissioners convened for their regular meeting with an agenda including a request to "Investigate potential safety concerns related to vehicles parking…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (290+ words) U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has spent her recess crisscrossing West Virginia, looking at the progress that has been made in many of its corners. The West Virginia Republican was at the Mitchell Power Plant in Marshall County on Tuesday and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (857+ words) STEUBENVILLE -- Reaching out to residents from all parts of Ohio is important to Jon Husted. “If you’re going to represent the state, you’ve got to be in all parts of the state,” Husted said Tuesday. “I don’t want anyone to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (372+ words) STEUBENVILLE -- With 88 counties in Ohio, staying on top of issues surrounding elections is an important part of the secretary of state’s job. Russo, the Democratic candidate for secretary of state on the Nov. 3 ballot, was speaking in the lobby of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (520+ words) STEUBENVILLE -- Councilman Joel Walker introduced legislation Tuesday that would ensure Steubenville's license plate reader cameras remain in place, barring court intervention. The proposal requires three readings before council can vote. "If the United States Supreme Court turns around and decides…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (951+ words) STEUBENVILLE -- A Jefferson County businessman is one of at least five people who filed written objections to allowing Woda Cooper Companies to disinter remains from the old Catholic cemetery at the top of Washington Street hill in Steubenville. Those letters…...