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For The Times Leader WEIRTON Firefighters from up and down the Ohio Valley, along with police officers and other emergency responders came together with the friends and family of Brian Ritchie Wednesday night to remember the life of a man who dedicated himself to helping others. Fire trucks lined Municipal Plaza in the city’s downtown, while a crowd gathered for a candlelight memorial. Ritchie, who was a 13-year member of the Weirton Fire Department, holding the rank of lieutenant, as well as an assistant chief with the Hooverson Heights Volunteer Fire Department, died Tuesday following a lengthy battle with COVID-19 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. ....
Managing editor MEMORIAL Area emergency responders, family and friends gathered in Weirton’s Municipal Plaza Wednesday night for a candlelight memorial in tribute to the life of Brian Ritchie, a lieutenant with the Weirton Fire Department and assistant chief with the Hooverson Heights Volunteer Fire Department, who died Tuesday following a battle with COVID-19. Craig Howell WEIRTON – Firefighters from up and down the Ohio Valley, along with police officers and other emergency responders came together with the friends and family of Brian Ritchie Wednesday night to remember the life of a man who dedicated himself to helping others. Fire trucks lined Municipal Plaza in the city’s downtown, while a crowd gathered for a candlelight memorial. Ritchie, who was a 13-year member of the Weirton Fire Department, holding the rank of lieutenant, as well as an assistant chief with the Hooverson Heights Volunteer Fire Department, died Tuesday following a lengthy battle ....
Staff writer MEMORIAL â Area emergency responders, family and friends gathered in Weirtonâs Municipal Plaza Wednesday night for a candlelight memorial in tribute to the life of Brian Ritchie, a lieutenant with the Weirton Fire Department and assistant chief with the Hooverson Heights Volunteer Fire Department, who died Tuesday following a battle with COVID-19. Craig Howell WEIRTON Firefighters from up and down the Ohio Valley, along with police officers and other emergency responders came together with the friends and family of Brian Ritchie Wednesday night to remember the life of a man who dedicated himself to helping others. Fire trucks lined Municipal Plaza in the city’s downtown, while a crowd gathered for a candlelight memorial. Ritchie, who was a 13-year member of the Weirton Fire Department, holding the rank of lieutenant, as well as an assistant chief with the Hooverson Heights Volunteer Fire Department, died Tuesday following a lengthy bat ....
Managing editor WEIRTON The City of Weirton will be purchasing new radios for use by the city’s police and fire departments. No comments were made prior to a 7-0 vote in favor of the purchase during Tuesday night’s special council meeting, but the issue was discussed during a special Finance Committee meeting that morning. “We have some major holes in coverage,” City Manager Joe DiBartolomeo explained. The cost, according to officials, breaks down to approximately $3,000 per month for the purchase of and service on 102 radios and relay system. Fire Chief Kevin Himmelrick noted the new system, which will be provided and serviced through Lauttamus Communications, will take their communications from analog to digital. ....