Community Rallies To Support Inaugural Teddy Bear Drive in St. Clairsville

More than 100 stuffed animals were donated to the inaugural Cumberland Trail Fire District and Trinity Health System Teddy Bear Drive. On Tuesday, Cumberland Trail Fire District firefighters, St. Clairsville Mayor Kathryn Thalman and Recreation Department Director Eric Gay dropped off the ...

Kroll Settles Payment Dispute in East Palestine Derailment Settlement Case

Kroll Settlement Administration has agreed to pay $17.25 million to the settlement class to resolve a dispute with class counsel over its handling of personal injury payments from the $600 million settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents affected by the 2023 East Palestine train ...

Hancock County Commission Hears Update on Animal Shelter Operations

The Jefferson County Humane Society has been busy over the last seven weeks in its efforts to plan for the future of the Hancock County Animal Shelter. “In November, we did a lot of cleaning and organizing at the shelter,” explained Sally Wehr, who, along with Lorianne Barbour, appeared ...

Two People Injured in August Orphan Well Explosion Have Died

Two people have died since being injured in an orphan well explosion in Washington County in August — the most recent on Dec. 14. Chris Pinkerton, 48, of Woodsfield, was an employee of Monroe Drilling at the site of the blast on Independence Township 420 in the Wayne National Forest, according to the Ohio Oil and Gas Association. He died Dec. 14 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, according to an obituary posted at wattersfuneralhome.com. Chris Starkey, 42, of Zanesville, was working for Formation Cementing at the site and died Oct. 3 at Wexner ...

South Wheeling Memorial Lit Up for the Holidays

The Polish American War Memorial, found on 45th and Eoff streets in South Wheeling, is decorated for the holidays. The display is lit up each night from 5-9 p.m. (Photo Provided)