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STEUBENVILLE — The 150 Amsterdam residents who haven’t connected to the new sewage system are days away from getting their first bill anyway. Jefferson Cou

Thoughts offered by Mike Petrella can serve as a reminder about the importance your outlook can have. “Positivity spreads, prosperity spreads,” the local

If you haven’t been paying attention, things are really starting to heat up as we are preparing to determine what candidates will appear on the ballot Nov. 5

STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County officials have been working on a new initiative aimed at keeping kids and schools safer. 911 Director Rob Herrington unveil

agrimm@heraldstaronline.com DISCUSSING GRANTS — Jefferson County Drug Court Coordinator Laura Trifonoff discusses the program’s receipt of funds from a Targeted Community Alternatives to Prison grant during Thursday’s meeting of the Jefferson County Commissioners. -- Andrew Grimm STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County’s drug court program, according to coordinator Laura Trifonoff, is one the state encourages other counties to look at as an example. The Jefferson County Commissione...

Staff writer TALKING INTERNET — Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission executive director Mike Paprocki appeared before the Jefferson County commissioners at Thursday’s meeting to discuss the steps the county needs to take to improve access to high speed internet. The county approved the pursuance of a grant to fund a broadband feasibility study for the county. -- Andrew Grimm STEUBENVILLE — One thing the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the forefront is the need for ...

agrimm@heraldstaronline.com AT THE DESK — Commissioner Tony Morelli participated in his first meeting in his new role on Thursday morning. -- Andrew Grimm STEUBENVILLE – The three Jefferson County commissioners Thursday took a moment to offer remarks on Wednesday’s events in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, protesters demonstrating against the certification of the Electoral College by Congress breached the capital building, resulting in hours of chaos, the building to be locked down and...

By the time you have settled in to start reading this, the new year will have arrived. Like every year, 2021 will bring with it a sense of hope, a feeling that the future ahead of us is at least a little brighter than the past that is behind us. That’s especially true after 2020, a year that brought us COVID-19 and its accompanying restrictions and regulations that kept us pretty much inside and isolated from friends and family for much of the year. Thankfully, the much-anticipated vaccines h...

By the time you have settled in to start reading this, the new year will have arrived. Like every year, 2021 will bring with it a sense of hope, a feeling that the future ahead of us is at least a little brighter than the past that is behind us. That’s especially true after 2020, a year that brought us COVID-19 and its accompanying restrictions and regulations that kept us pretty much inside and isolated from friends and family for much of the year. Thankfully, the much-anticipated vaccines h...