Herald-Star, Steubenville, Ohio

07/22/2024

Giving blood can benefit many people, from victims of auto and other accidents to people of all ages battling disease, including one that affects the flow of blood through their own bodies.

STEUBENVILLE — Giving blood can benefit many people, from victims of auto and other accidents to people of all ages battling disease, including one that affects the flow of blood through their own bodies. As they prepare for another blood drive, officials with the American Red Cross have teamed wi...

07/22/2024

Law enforcement officials who planned and executed a two-day undercover prostitution sting in Steubenville a week ago say they’re proud of what they accomplished — even if the general public doesn’t quite understand why it was so important.

STEUBENVILLE — Law enforcement officials who planned and executed a two-day undercover prostitution sting in Steubenville a week ago say they’re proud of what they accomplished — even if the general public doesn’t quite understand why it was so important. Ten men — and one woman — were b...

07/22/2024

Aim Women’s Center and the Sycamore Youth Center are teaming up to host a family-friendly summer block party this week, with the goal of uniting the Steubenville community.

STEUBENVILLE — Aim Women’s Center and the Sycamore Youth Center are teaming up to host a family-friendly summer block party this week, with the goal of uniting the Steubenville community. Everything will be free at the outdoor party, which will take place Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 248 N...

07/22/2024

Herald-Star staff earns awards in annual contest held by the OAPME

COLUMBUS — Members of the Herald-Star staff earned three first-place awards in the annual contest held by the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors. Several staff members also learned they had received second- and third-place recognition during a luncheon held Sunday at the Villa Milano Banquet and ...

07/22/2024

Jefferson County Democratic Party Chairman: Biden withdrawal ‘the right decision’

President Joe Biden announced Sunday he’s withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race, a move Jefferson County Democratic Party Chairman Eddie Abdalla said is “the right decision.” In a letter posted to X, Biden said it’s “in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand do...

07/22/2024

Tyler Phillips tosses six scoreless innings and Phillies avoid sweep with 6-0 win over Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Tyler Phillips gave up four hits in six innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Phillips (2-0) struck out three and walked one. It was the right-hander’s third game and second start since...

07/22/2024

OVAC All-Stars play to a tie
The 13-13 deadlock the first tie in the game’s 78-year history

WHEELING — For the first time in its glorious 78-year history, the OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game ended in a tie, 13-13, at Wheeling Island Stadium. There is no overtime in the contest. The all-time series now stands at 45-31-2 in favor of Ohio, with the other deadlock coming in 1992 when...

07/22/2024

Cleveland-Cliffs says Weirton site will become state-of-the-art electrical transformer production plant

Cleveland-Cliffs will transform its assets in Weirton into a electrical transformer production plant, jump-starting the region’s economy and providing a charge to an area that has been one of the world’s largest steel producers for generations. The company made the announcement early Monday morn...

07/19/2024

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07/19/2024

Using the same golden shovel she held when construction on Oak Glen’s baseball and softball fields began, former superintendent Sue Smith helped to usher in their next chapter Thursday morning.

NEW MANCHESTER — Using the same golden shovel she held when construction on Oak Glen’s baseball and softball fields began, former superintendent Sue Smith helped to usher in their next chapter Thursday morning. “This is an exciting day,” Smith said as she prepared to turn over a shovelful of...

07/19/2024

A Smithfield man has been charged with making terroristic threats for allegedly threatening to shoot people at a restaurant because the price for his order didn’t match the one on the menu.

Man charged with terroristic threats WELLSBURG — A Smithfield man has been charged with making terroristic threats for allegedly threatening to shoot people at a restaurant because the price for his order didn’t match the one on the menu. Joseph L. Payne, 33, 688 Main St., was arrested on the ch...

07/19/2024

Disaster recovery center opens in New Cumberland
FEMA and SBA staff focusing on April 11-12 storm damage

NEW CUMBERLAND — West Virginia residents affected by storms which swept through the area April 11-12 have a new option to see if they are eligible for assistance. Staff and volunteers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency have opened a disaster recovery center in Hancock County, located at ...

07/19/2024

JB Green Team “Gotcha Campaign” rewards proper recycling

WINTERSVILLE — Recyclers are being rewarded for following the rules of proper recycling through a campaign by the JB Green Team. The “Gotcha Campaign” offers $10 Chick-fil-A or Starbucks gift cards to individuals caught recycling correctly at any one of the JB Green Team’s community recyclin...

07/19/2024

Thousands gather at banquet hall to celebrate life of former fire chief killed at Trump rally

FREEPORT, Pa. (AP) — Thousands of mourners filed into a Pennsylvania banquet hall Thursday to remember the former fire chief who was fatally shot during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, who sent a note of condolence hailing him as a hero. The crowd paying respects to C...

07/19/2024

Trump urges unity after assassination attempt while proposing sweeping populist agenda in RNC finale

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that described in detail the assassination attempt that could have ended his life just five days earlier before laying out a sweeping populist ...

07/19/2024

Wellsburg’s season ends in Area 1 title game

WHEELING — The atmosphere was far from pitched Thursday, with both Wheeling Post 1 and Wellsburg Post 34 both having already punched their ticket to the W.Va. American Legion State Tournament before the first pitch of their Area One championship game on the diamond at Wheeling Park High School. As...

07/19/2024

Ohio’s skill players are ready for the OVAC All-Star Game

WHEELING — While West Virginia has five quarterbacks on its talented roster, Ohio selected just two for its squad which has been preparing for Saturday night’s 78th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game. Kick off is set for 7:15 on the artificial surface at Wheeling Island Stadium. Howe...

07/18/2024

For the young men representing West Virginia and Ohio this weekend, Monday was the start of what will be a week-long voyage to the 78th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game, to be held on Wheeling Island Stadium.

WHEELING – For the young men representing West Virginia and Ohio this weekend, Monday was the start of what will be a week-long voyage to the 78th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game, to be held on Wheeling Island Stadium. It’s a voyage that includes plenty of practices for the best o...

07/18/2024

A community theater group will be serving up an evening of drama, swordplay and special effects as well as dinner with its production of a locally crafted play.

FOLLANSBEE — A community theater group will be serving up an evening of drama, swordplay and special effects as well as dinner with its production of a locally crafted play. Khymira Entertainment, a group formed by members of Striplight Community Theater and Stage and Steel Productions, will prese...

07/18/2024

Two area businesses have joined the ranks of those offering parking spaces reserved for those veterans who have received the Purple Heart.

WEIRTON — Two area businesses have joined the ranks of those offering parking spaces reserved for those veterans who have received the Purple Heart. Representatives of the American Legion Post 10 and the City of Weirton gathered Wednesday morning at DeeJay’s BBQ Ribs and Grille and the Fairfield...

07/18/2024

Vance says he plans to keep fighting for East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE — Tabbed by Donald Trump as his vice presidential pick and formally nominated as part of the GOP ticket at the Republican National Convention goin on this week in Milwaukee, Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, has the attention of the nation. The senator’s attention, however, remains focused...

07/18/2024

The Jefferson County Port Authority’s executive director thanked major players involved in obtaining a $300,000 grant for improvements at the Belleview Pool and said the award is a “sign of good things to come.”

STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Port Authority’s executive director thanked major players involved in obtaining a $300,000 grant for improvements at the Belleview Pool and said the award is a “sign of good things to come.” Robert Naylor told the port authority’s board of directors Wedn...

07/18/2024

JD Vance introduces himself as Trump’s VP
Makes a direct appeal to his native Rust Belt

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Introducing himself to the nation after being tapped as Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance used his Wednesday night address to the Republican National Convention to share the story of his hardscrabble upbringing and make the case that his party best understands the challenges...

07/18/2024

Local business representatives convened at Eastern Gateway Community College Wednesday for the Jefferson County safety council’s first meeting of the fiscal year and the first meeting under the program’s new organizer, the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.

STEUBENVILLE — Local business representatives convened at Eastern Gateway Community College Wednesday for the Jefferson County safety council’s first meeting of the fiscal year and the first meeting under the program’s new organizer, the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. Safety councils ar...

07/17/2024

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli is serving on the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli is serving on the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Education and the Workforce Committee. “I look forward to fighting for better jobs, great opportunity and record growth for our region in these new roles,” said Rulli, R-Salem. The Education and the Workforce Comm...

07/17/2024

The Jefferson County Board of Health Tuesday discussed increasing public access to distribution boxes containing life-saving naloxone in the county through a partnership opportunity.

STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Board of Health Tuesday discussed increasing public access to distribution boxes containing life-saving naloxone in the county through a partnership opportunity. Health Commissioner Andrew Henry said during the board’s regular meeting that the Jefferson County...

07/17/2024

Mingo Junction departments to cut costs

MINGO JUNCTION — Mayor Judy Ruckman reported that all village departments have been given a memo directing them to cut back on overtime and expenditures except for what is absolutely necessary. The memo follows council’s July 10 finance meeting, scheduled to address the village’s need to reign...

07/17/2024

Steubenville Council discusses how to spend grant funds

STEUBENVILLE — Finance Director Dave Lewis gave City Council an accounting of the city’s remaining ARPA funds Tuesday, sparking a discussion on how to use $2.7 million that had been appropriated months ago for a wastewater project that has since been funded with grant money. Wastewater Superinte...

07/17/2024

Locals recall shots fired at Trump rally

It’s been nearly half a week since gunshots erupted at a political rally for former President Donald Trump at the Butler County Fairgrounds in Butler, Pa. What was supposed to be a day of excitement turned grim when at 6:11 p.m. Saturday, mere minutes after Trump took the stage, he was fired upon ...

07/17/2024

Wellsburg tops Moundsville to stay alive in Area 1 tournament

WHEELING — The Wellsburg Post 34 American Legion baseball team avenged earlier losses to Moundsville Post 3 and extended its season with a 4-2 victory in a West Virginia Area 1 tournament elimination game on Tuesday evening. Wellsburg jumped ahead 1-0 in the first inning and then rallied back from...