Bloomingdale News

PAPROCKI, Stanley J. Jr., 90, of Steubenville, Ohio, died Friday, July 11, 2008, in Valley Hospice North.

The bright and renovated look to the 162nd-annual Harrison County Fair is being credited to volunteers who gathered donations and went to work painting, pouring cement, pounding nails and adding four leaf ...

Those who continuously support the entire community through making monthly contributions, have once again taken it upon themselves to help others.

The 15th reunion for Oak Grove School, the predecessor of Hills Elementary School, will be held Saturday at Bell Chapel shelter house.

DAVIS, Dolores "Dee" and known by her family as "Punkin" 58, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, died Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Trinity West, after a courageous battle with cancer.

The best part of my job is getting out in the community and meeting our readers.

The most frustrating and potentially expensive project to Jefferson County and a group of residents is dragging on, with no apparent end in sight.

The most frustrating and potentially expensive project to Jefferson County and a group of residents is dragging on, with no apparent end in sight.

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - John C. Rayburn, 51, of 161 Pearl Drive, Bloomingdale, Ohio, who pointed a shotgun at two Jefferson County sheriff's deputies on June 24, was sentenced to six months of house arrest Tuesday ...

Wintersville United Methodist Church was the setting for the May 26, 2007, ceremony that united Meredith Lynn Roush and Lucas Allen Patterson in marriage.

FYI:Jefferson Behavioral Health System has seen a 52 percent increase in juveniles receiving mental health treatment in the past 11 years, compared to a 33 percent increase for adults.

' A marker honoring the memory of more than 170 veterans buried in Richmond Union Cemetery was unveiled as a surprise during Memorial Day services held there Monday.

FRANCIS, Margaret E., 95, of Bloomingdale, Ohio, formerly of Piney Fork, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008, in Dixon Health Care Center, in Wintersville. via Herald Star Online

“I remember she was somewhat shy but so beautiful. And some people would shy away from her because she was so beautiful and that bothered her. And we were at that awkward age as teenagers”

' Carolyn Schaffner, the 18-year-old who reigned as queen over the city's Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1947 and had an international modeling career, will be remembered June 14 on the first anniversary of ... via Herald Star Online

FELLOWS, Harold Donald and Rose Helen Merryman, of Colonial Beach, Va., formerly of the Bloomingdale, Hopedale, Ohio, area, both died within the last few months, Rose Helen on December 16, 2007, and then Harold ... via Weirton Daily Times

Gardner-Webb University is a long walk from Bloomingdale, Ohio but it wouldn't be the longest hike Dan 'Sheltowee' Rogers has made. via The Star Online

A Portion of U.S. Route 22 Opens After Tractor-Trailer Flips A portion of U.S. Route 22 near Bloomingdale is back open after a tractor-trailer crash early Monday. via WTOV9

“My mom says I can have a puppy for my birthday. It is in June, but I am having a birthday party in May and maybe I can keep this one. I named him Dipstick because he has a white tip on his tail”

Dave Gossett CANIKEEPHER? - Blake Dodds of Bloomingdale was busy Saturday making friends with a Jefferson County Animal Shelter puppy at the Fort Steuben Mall. via Herald Star Online

The race for two seats on the Jefferson County board of commissioners is full of candidates. via Herald Star Online

The Bloomingdale Bridge over Route 22 in Jefferson County remains closed after a truck carrying an oversized load slammed into it. via WTOV9.com