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Charged: George M. Stephenson, 29, 407 High St., Beech Bottom, petit larceny, Monday. Charged: Gregory L. Smith, 53, Beech Bottom, petit larceny, Monday. Charged: Trillyun L. Jones, 22, 232 South Bend Blvd., Steubenville, driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance and speeding, Monday. Steubenville Police. Fed up: A...
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Charged: Christian N. Tredway, 39, 1489 Northview Road, Wellsburg, burglary, Friday. Charged: Kayla K. Tennant, 35, St. Clairsville, driving under the influence, Saturday. Charged: Brandon L. McAllister, 34, 2302 Weir Ave., breaking and entering, Friday. Charged: Gary L. Swiger Jr., 38, 67 Gullette Lane, violation of a personal safety order...
Pleas entered in assault, public official harassment cases
WELLSBURG — Pleas were entered Tuesday in two Brooke County cases involving unlawful assault and intimidating a public official. Matthew Shue, 37, of Wellsburg pleaded guilty to unlawful assault and was sentenced to one to five years in jail, with credit for time served since his arrest last year.
249th Army National Guard Band visits Follansbee for the 2nd time
FOLLANSBEE, W.Va. (WTRF) There was a special treat for the Brooke County Community as the 249th Army National Guard Band played in Follansbee Park Monday night This was a Monthly Monday Music Madness Patriotic Tribute put on by the Follansbee Chamber of Commerce. This was the second time the band has played at Follansbee Park. […]
Brooke Farmers Market is back
WELLSBURG — From fresh cherry tomatoes and zucchini to home-made pies and jarred preserves, the Brooke County Farmers Market offers an assortment of locally grown produce and other food and goods each Wednesday outside the Dollar General Market. Visitors also will find different food trucks each week at the...
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Charged: Karri A Brown, 50, 420 Park Addition, Wellsburg, domestic battery, Sunday. Bad ending: The owner of a city business said he had an altercation with an employee who he’d suspended for work violations, Monday. He said he’d told the employee to leave and he did, but then the employee came back and began loading tools and other items into his vehicle. He said when he told the man to stop as he was unsure if any of the items belonged to the business, the man put him in a headlock and chokehold and began wrenching his neck and told him, “This is not going to end well for you.” Other employees broke it up and the now former employee was advised he needed to leave the equipment until it could be properly inventoried.
Crews keep watch as repeated rock slides threaten W.Va. 2 near Wellsburg
BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — Crews continue to monitor multiple rock slides this week that happened on W.Va. 2 near Wellsburg. The rockslide happened on the northbound side of W.Va. 2 between 30th Street and Cross Creek Road, with crews responding for cleanup three times since the initial slip. "North...
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STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Data Processing Board will meet at 11 a.m. Monday in the auditor’s office on the fourth floor of the courthouse. FOLLANSBEE — The West Virginia Army National Guard Band will perform at 6 p.m. Monday at Follansbee Park. The concert is part...
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