Noon Year’s Eve Party A Big Hit At Ohio Valley Mall

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Hundreds of children and their families rang in 2026 during the Noon Year’s Eve Party on Wednesday at the Ohio Valley Mall in St. Clairsville. The event included music by a DJ and a variety of activities and informational booths throughout the mall. At noon, ...

Partial Payments On The Way For East Palestine Personal Injury Claims

EAST PALESTINE — Partial payments are beginning to reach residents impacted by the 2023 East Palestine train derailment, more than a year after class counsel promised personal injury compensation would be issued. According to a statement posted on the settlement website, initial, partial personal injury award checks are in the mail. Eastpalestinetrainsettlement.com said scheduled to be mailed Monday and Tuesday to eligible settlement class members who submitted valid and timely personal injury claims and had not previously received payment. The payments are part of a $600 ...

Final Weekend Mass Held At 150-Year-Old Claysville Church

There were both smiles and tears Sunday morning as more than a hundred parishioners packed into Sacred Heart to say goodbye to the 150-year-old Roman Catholic church in Claysville. The final weekend Mass was held at the church along Route 40 in western Washington County, and parishioners followed it with a breakfast in the social hall below the sanctuary where they shared stories about weddings, funerals and family gatherings over its sesquicentennial history. “This is a very tight-knit community,” said Christene Lee of Claysville, who has been a member of Sacred Heart for a ...

Small Step Taken In EGCC Transfer To YSU

STEUBENVILLE — A small step has been taken in the conversion of Eastern Gateway Community College's Steubenville campus as a branch of Youngstown State University. Following their meeting Tuesday, the Jefferson County commissioners announced three former EGCC employees who had ...

WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital Partners With Cribs For Kids Program

WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital is partnering with a national organization making sure every baby sleeps comfortably — and safely. The hospital has joined with Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Initiative, a nonprofit organization that aims to help every baby sleep safer. This partnership underscores Wheeling’s commitment to promoting safe sleep practices for infants to help reduce the number of infant mortalities due to Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Initiative provides preventative programming, safe sleep education, and safe infant products ...