Wintersville News

She was born Sept. 11, 1959, in Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Clarence and Delores Jean Allen Socha.

OXON HILL, Md. Dharani Kotekal, the Jefferson County representative to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, made it to the fifth round Thursday before being tripped up by the word "cabochon," which is defined as a gemstone that has been polished as opposed to faceted.

Nicholas Rushlow of Pickerington, Ohio, reacts Thursday after misspelling "vetiver " during the final rounds of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md.

Pickerington's Nicholas Rushlow has survived round four of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Rushlow, a 14-year-old eighth grader at Lakeview Junior High, correctly spelled " monocotyledon," a type of plant, to survive the fourth round of the bee.

The Jefferson County Coroner has identified the victim of a fatal fire in Steubenville Saturday.

One person has died after a house caught fire overnight Friday in Steubenville. A separate house fire about one hour later injured two people, fire officials said.

A Jefferson County flood grant is helping long-term unemployed workers land jobs, especially in the oil and gas industry.

A woman told police a gun she was holding discharged when she was checking out suspicious activity at a Mingo Junction home.

Today truly was the last day for students at Bantam Ridge Elementary in Wintersville.

The La Femme's Progressive Women's Club is hosting its annual Gospel Extravaganza on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Center of Music and Arts, 264 Main St., Wintersville.

It isn't every day, after all, that a father gets to administer the lawyer's oath to his daughter, but Monday morning brought a local exception.

Wintersville Community Chapel, located at the corner of Bantam Ridge Road and Ward Drive in Wintersville, has launched its fourth-annual Lunch Bunch program.

Two men led officers on two separate chases in Jefferson County . Those men now sit behind bars in the Jefferson County Jail.

The Nimble Thimble Federated Club made plans for two activities at its recent meeting, including attending the next Trinity board meeting on Thursday.

Robert L. McIntosh, 69 of East Liverpool, passed away at Lifeline Hospital in Wintersville, Ohio on Monday, May 7, 2012 following a lengthy illness.

Growth was in the air when the GFWC/Ohio Wintersville Woman's Club held its April 19 meeting at St.

Duane Sims, who was in the county's foster care system since he was 7 years old, told foster parents at the annual foster parent recognition luncheon Thursday that being a foster child made him become mature much faster.