Mar 1, 2021
Joann Sellitti, 84, of Weirton, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away at her home on Saturday, February 27, 2021. Her family was at her side.
Joann was born in Alma, WV, on May 25, 1936. When she was a young girl, her family moved to Weirton, WV. Joann graduated from Weir High School in 1954 and married her high school sweetheart Tony P. Sellitti on December 10, 1954.
A feisty girl from Middlebourne, WV, and a young talented, hardworking bricklayer, with an entrepreneurial spirit, Tony and Joann, over the years, built and designed over 600 homes in the Weirton and surrounding areas. In addition to homes, their company built numerous apartment complexes and numerous government facilities, and commercial buildings throughout the Ohio Valley.
Included with today’s edition is the final installment of our annual Progress Edition.
In it, you will will find an interesting collection of stories that deal with business, industry and transportation around the region.
There is, for example, an update on the construction of the new bridge across the Ohio River that will connect Wellsburg and Brilliant. Plans call for the bridge to be open in the late fall of 2022. You’ll also find an update on the continued expansion that is turning the Geary Bates Jefferson County Airpark into a true regional airport, as well as a profile of Bully Tools, which is located in the Jefferson County Industrial Park and sells its made-in-America products around the world –and is looking to expand.
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LOOKING AHEAD â Leaders of the Jefferson County Republican Party discuss future plans. They include, from left, Tom Gentile and Brian Scarpone, vice chairman and chairman of the executive committee; and the Rev. Nate Freeman and Kimberly Hahn, chairman and vice chairman of the central committee. Warren Scott
STEUBENVILLE Those among the new slate of officers for the Jefferson County Republican Party hope to draw voters of diverse backgrounds and cultures by stressing the common goals and values they share.
“This area still needs jobs. And like a lot of areas, we have a drug problem,” said the Rev. Nate Freeman, who said he and other leaders of the Jefferson County GOP want to find solutions to such problems while supporting values, including the sanctity of life and the importance of family, held by many Ohio Valley residents.
Included with today’s edition is the final installment of our annual Progress Edition.
In it, you will find an interesting collection of stories that deal with business, industry and transportation around the region.
There is, for example, an update on the construction of the new bridge across the Ohio River that will connect Wellsburg and Brilliant. Plans call for the bridge to be open in the late fall of 2022. You’ll also find an update on the continued expansion that is turning the Geary Bates Jefferson County Airpark into a true regional airport, as well as a profile of Bully Tools, which is located in the Jefferson County Industrial Park and sells its made-in-America products around the world –and is looking to expand.
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