Mingo Junction News

CALVARESE, David J., 70, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, died Thursday, December 31, 2009, in Trinity West.

BUCKO, John J., of Richmond, Ohio, passed away of natural causes Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009, at his home.

The new Indian Creek Junior High School plans are full steam ahead as officials met Friday at Hills Elementary School to celebrate the groundbreaking.

NONEMAKER, Larry E. "Shorty" "Flash," 59, of Bloomingdale, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, Dec.

Severstal Wheeling will restart its coating lines in Martins Ferry on Jan. 25. The company announced Tuesday the restart follows the start of the Yorkville plant earlier this month.

Bad economic news in the Ohio Valley topped the headlines in January. Local United Steelworkers officials were told in January to expect the shutdown of the Severstal Wheeling plant stretching from Steubenville to Mingo Junction for the entire month of March, affecting about 1,100 union positions and an unavailable number of salaried workers.

The new Indian Creek Junior High School plans are full steam ahead as officials met Friday at Hills Elementary School to celebrate the groundbreaking.

ALLEN, Donna J. Livingston, 55, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away Dec. 9. 2009, at Mt.

County Sheriff Fred Abdalla gave the commissioners an update on his budget for next year.

LOUISVILLE, Ohio a ' Dean and Karen Jones announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacey Marie, to Brent Alan Ferroni, son of Yvonne Ferroni and the late Dave Ferroni of Mingo Junction.

Overcoming fear of the initials "EPA" will be among the biggest hurdles to overcome in spending a $1 million federal Brownfield Assessment Grant in Jefferson County.

State Reps. John Domenick, D-Smithfield, and Tom Letson, D-Warren, on Monday announced they have secured a meeting with executives of Severstal North America.

MANAGER: The West Liberty University Foundation has announced the hiring of a new administrative manager, Judith Hennen.

Joe DeSantis stood patiently at the corner of Third and Market streets with his camera in hand.

Organizers of the annual light-up night at the Historic Fort Steuben Park declared Tuesday's event a success as approximately 200 people ate hot dogs, cookies and drank hot chocolate and coffee and enjoyed entertainment by the Brenda Casey Dance Studio of Wintersville.

MINGO JUNCTION a ' Janine Yeske, director of the Ohio State University Extension Office in Jefferson County, discussed extension services and 4-H programs at the November meeting of the Womana TMs Club of Mingo Junction GFWC, OFWC held at the Mingo Senior Citizens Center with Kathleen McCuen presiding.

Jefferson County commissioners Thursday hammered out a 2010 budget that will result in layoffs at departments throughout the general fund.

Mingo Junction resident Bob Smith emerged victorious in a three-way race for an Indian Creek Local School District Board seat following the Nov.

It seems the overall opinion of Jene Watkins' greatest attribute would be his ability to put the students of the Indian Creek School District first.

The Knights of Columbus in Mingo Junction said goodbye to a long-standing part of their history because of tough economic times.