7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (528+ words) STEUBENVILLE -- A mural originally painted 36 years ago to celebrate the "Female Seminary" that educated more than 5,000 young women before it closed in 1898 is getting a touchup, thanks to Historic Fort Steuben and the Steubenville Visitor Center. The mural, located on…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (621+ words) STEUBENVILLE -- Woda Cooper Companies has abandoned plans to build a senior citizens housing complex at the old Catholic cemetery site at the top of Washington Street hill. City officials were notified by Woda Attorney Michael J. Shaheen over the weekend that…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (347+ words) BLOOMINGDALE — Renee Decker is new to the classroom at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, but her goal is to spur creativity among her students in the multimedia and design program. Decker, a Steubenville native, began her new position in August…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (221+ words) STEUBENVILLE -- The city of Steubenville wants a judge to declare the 111-year-old Sinclair Building at Fourth and Market streets a "public nuisance." The petition, filed Tuesday in Jefferson County Common Pleas Court, asks the court to force the owners to…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (649+ words) WINTERSVILLE -- Students will be in charge during Cross Creek Elementary School's Family Leadership Night on Sept. 23. The event will be held from 3-6 p.m., and kids will guide their parents around the building, visiting their classrooms and demonstrating the leadership skills they…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (979+ words) STEUBENVILLE -- A 14-year veteran of Steubenville's police force did his best Tuesday to allay concerns about the city's use of license plate-reading cameras on major thoroughfares, telling critics they've helped the department solve shootings, identify big-city drug traffickers trying to…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (760+ words) WINTERSVILLE -- The end of the growing season is likely closer than many area residents want to believe, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities to find locally grown fresh produce. Those include the Main Street Farmers Market, which is open…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (306+ words) A student from Steubenville High School joined several students from across the Ohio Valley in finding their names on the prestigious list of National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, which were announced Wednesday. Steubenville’s Cole Carey joined five Wheeling Park High School…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (480+ words) WHEELING -- The recent arrest of Brooke High School's principal has one West Virginia lawmaker wanting to amend current state code pertaining to secret recordings and privacy. Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, wants to toughen offenses from misdemeanors to felonies. Suspended Principal…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (413+ words) CHARLESTON - After a campaign led by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia is now being added to a list of states up for consideration for a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus, though environmental advocates have concerns. "West Virginia wasn’t originally part of…...