It seems safety is on the minds of residents everywhere nowadays, whether you’re driving through your neighborhood or going on a lengthy journey.

For many years, security measures have been established pretty much everywhere we go – many in response to major incidents and disasters – from airports, to hospitals, to even grocery stores. One of the more visible examples is when we visit our governmental offices, whether we’re greeted by a security guard watching a bank of monitors or made to walk through a scanning system.

The City of Weirton is taking some new measures in an effort to further protect those visiting the Weirton Municipal Building, but, especially, those who work there.

City council, last week, unanimously approved a resolution to purchase new metal detector scanners and h

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