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Steubenville set for economic surge with Greek festival and Dean Martin event
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Considering the busy week Steubenville is about to have, the city is expecting to see an economic boost as a result. The 3-day Holy Trinity Greek Festival’s arrival on Wednesday usually means about 20,000 people will visit. And the Dean Martin Festival will bring in...
‘Lisbon Rumble’ rolls into town to support local charity
LISBON, Ohio (WKBN) – The benefit car and bike show, the Lisbon Rumble, is rolling into town this weekend. The event is a collaboration between Youngstown Cycle & Speed and J-Mullen Motors and proceeds benefit Jacob’s Heart — a local charity that supplies toys and books to Akron Children’s Mahoning County.
Steubenville intensifies parking enforcement ahead of popular festivals
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Preparations are underway as its set to be a busy week in downtown Steubenville with the Greek Fest and Dean Martin Festival. That represents a lot of people in one area, one that is already besieged by illegally parked tractor trailers. They were found to...
PennDOT opens new driver's license center in Chippewa Twp.
CHIPPEWA TWP. ― A new driver's license and REAL ID center for Beaver County is opening Tuesday, just a few doors away from the previous center in Chippewa Plaza. PennDOT announced in a release that the address will remain unchanged for the center at 2580 Constitution Blvd. in Chippewa Township and offers a large parking area and free wi-fi for its customers. Hours of operation for the new facility also will remain the same, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Weirton City Council approves $200,000 for long-awaited water treatment upgrades
WEIRTON, W.Va. — At Monday night’s Weirton City Council meeting, a resolution was approved authorizing the city to contribute additional funding in the amount of $200,000 to the Weirton Area Water Board. Utility Director Butch Mastrantoni said he is thankful council approved this as the water treatment upgrade...
Young, Saccoccia Enter National Hall Of Fame
CANTON,OHIO (WTRF) – Two of the best to ever walk the sidelines in the Ohio Valley were honored on a national stage recently. Wheeling Central’s Mike Young and Steubenville’s Reno Saccoccia are now members of the National High School Football Hall Of Fame, inducted with the Class of 2024. The ceremony was held last Friday […]
Beaver County farmer gets probation for killing geese
PITTSBURGH — A Beaver County farmer and his farmhand were sentenced to probation and community service for using corn laced with a banned pesticide to kill geese and other migratory birds. U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy on May 29 sentenced farm operator Robert Yost, 52, of New Galilee,...
Incoming Leetonia school superintendent charged with theft
The man hired as Leetonia’s next school superintendent has been released from jail on a $10,000 bond and ordered by a judge to have no contact with the East Palestine Schools. Gerald "Tony" DelBoccio of Poland, who turns 44 next week, was arraigned in Columbiana County Municipal Court on...
Help lighten a family’s load this summer at the Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network
WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) — Summer means there aren’t any school buses to catch or alarms to wake up to…but it also means you may have time to give to others. One volunteer group in Brooke and Hancock Counties is looking for students or anyone with spare time to volunteer in its family-driven mission. The Brooke […]
“We sincerely apologize”: Local fire dept. loses hundreds of thousands of dollars in major scam
The West Point Fire Department in Columbiana County reported a significant fraud incident involving their bank accounts on May 24. The department announced that hundreds of thousands of dollars were stolen as part of a complex scam. “The communities we serve have entrusted us with the funding to protect them,”...
Former WVU star Quincy Wilson named head coach of revived Rio Grande program
RIO GRANDE, Ohio (WCHS) — Former West Virginia football standout Quincy Wilson now has the title of head coach next to his name and a big task ahead of him. The former Mountaineer running back announced Tuesday that he’s been named the head coach at the University of Rio Grande, according to a news release from the school’s athletics department.
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