SEARCHING — City Council is still working on finding a replacement for City Manager Jim Mavromatis, who is planning to retire in mid-March after 10 years on the job. Eight candidates met the qualifications as well as the application deadline. -- Linda Harris

STEUBENVILLE — With Urban Mission’s emergency shelters days from closing their doors, community advocates were at Tuesday’s council meeting to find out what the city can do to help keep the homeless population warm, fed and housed at least in the short term.

Urban Mission announced two weeks ago that due to funding cuts, its shelters were no longer accepting new intakes and would cease operating altogether on Oct. 30. At the time, board members said alternative housing had already been arranged for the women and children who were liv

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