Wellsburg News

Cited: Janice L. Freeman, 71, 10086 state Route 43, Amsterdam, failure to yield; and Thomas J. Hutter, 25, 1 Belle Ave., Wintersville, speeding.

Removal of feral cats and a dilapidated structure were among matters discussed by the Brooke County Commission on Tuesday.

A request for video surveillance cameras to deter crime in residential areas of the city, concerns about fallen trees and a recent fire on Marquette Avenue were among issues before Follansbee City Council on Monday.

Jackson and his wife, Tammy, live at 1908 Charles St., in Wellsburg. They have two sons, one daughter, and two granddaughters.

City Police were called early Monday to investigate several docks south of the Sixth Street Wharf that were damaged by barges that got loose from a towboat on the Ohio River late Sunday.

Brooke County . A deputy was flagged down by a person early Monday and reported the incident in the Wellsburg area, officials with the sheriff's department said.

He was born on Feb. 13, 1944, in Torrecilla, Italy. George was the son of the late Dominico and Angelina Barchiesi.

MERCER, Paul Leroy, 76, of Colliers, W.Va,, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at the Valley Hospice Care Unit North, Steubenville, Ohio.

A man who is facing additional time in West Virginia on a probation violation for a murder conviction pleaded guilty on Friday before Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr.

The Brooke County Animal Shelter is looking for answers after getting two calls in weeks about beagle puppies that were found either dead or near death alongside two roads in the county.

A grant awarded for the second phase of the Eldersville Road sewer project, ice and trash on the Brooke County Pioneer Trail and efforts to clean up trash on private property were among issues discussed by the Brooke County Commission on Tuesday.

The Brooke County Reading Council will hold a Family Fun Night for students of all ages at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Brooke County Public Library.

The Brooke County Commission discussed what may be done to keep Follansbee Steel open and efforts to establish an emergency water line connection between Wellsburg, Beech Bottom and the Hammond Public Service District.

Arrested: James J. Howard, 23, Apartment 1, 2522 Sunset Blvd., failure to appear warrant out of municipal court and criminal mischief and obstructing official business after running from a vehicle during a traffic stop around 4:50 p.m. Monday near Jefferson Street.

A four-member district executive committee panel is scheduled to meet today to review applicants and suggest three candidates to fill the vacant 2nd District seat in the House of Delegates.

WELLSBURG, W.Va.A beech bottom man is recovering after crashing his car into a Wellsburg dock.

The Hancock County Historical Museum is asking for help in locating photos of the Marshall House at 1008 Ridge Ave.

A man is recovering in a local hospital Sunday after his car plunged into the Ohio River in Brooke County .