PADEN CITY Results of vapor intrusion studies in Paden City conducted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency still are being evaluated, said Kelly Offner, media and public affairs specialist for the U.S. EPA Mid-Atlantic Region. The studies are related to the contamination of the city’s water with tetrachloroethylene, aka PCE. Offner said Friday […]
Belmont County Fair board members and other dignitaries gathered Monday for the opening of the 174th annual event at the fairgrounds on Roscoe Road in St. Clairsville. Following the kickoff, a short groundbreaking ceremony was held at the fairgrounds to celebrate the future construction of a new building that will house the Ohio State University […]
PADEN CITY Some Paden City residents are concerned about the impact the city’s tainted water is having on their wallets, while others are concerned about their health as well. Barbara Bidwell, who has lived in the city for 14 years, said Thursday she has been buying bottled water for many years because of the […]
PADEN CITY Mayor Steve Kastigar is hoping a water sample driven to a lab earlier this week in Columbus, Ohio, will soon be tested and show Paden City’s water is safe to use again. Kastigar said Friday that Paden City’s water superintendent Josh Billiter drove a sample of water to a lab Wednesday to […]
GLEN DALE Fifth grader Levi Bierkortte appeared to be so excited about the first day of school that he sprinted into his Glen Dale Elementary School on Tuesday morning. And students at Sand Hill Elementary School were greeted at their new modular building that will be their temporary place of learning until their new […]