Close to 200 people recovering from addiction issues and their family members attend a Recovery Rally at St. Clairsville’s Memorial Park on Wednesday. According to Shannan Watson, executive director of Crossroads Counseling, the county’s service agencies were happy to make an impact ...
BARNESVILLE — A pretty, pale-orange gourd shattered local and state records Wednesday, becoming the heaviest King Pumpkin ever at 2,150 pounds. Hundreds of people gathered at the intersection of Main and Chestnut streets held their breath as an enormous orb grown by Todd and Donna Skinner ...
CADIZ — Harrison County commissioners on Wednesday announced a new waterline project that will soon be underway in the county. Commissioner Dale Norris announced that the Ohio Mid Eastern Governments Association, a collaborative body of local governments, will undertake a project to connect ...
MARTINS FERRY — Two Washington Street residents asked Martins Ferry City Council on Wednesday to remedy a rat problem in their neighborhood they believe is coming from an empty house filled with garbage. During Wednesday’s meeting, residents Bonnie Haskakis and Linda Schultz said some ...
POWHATAN POINT — A proposal to hire a police officer was considered Tuesday by Powhatan Point Village Council, which also reported on repairs to be made to the railroad track crossing at Ohio 148 and Taylor Street. Following an executive session called to discuss police personnel with ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Local students who participated in the State Science Day this past May in Columbus visited the Belmont County Board of Commissioners during its regular Wednesday meeting. The students progressed from local science fairs to the district fair, then participated in the state ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Tom Zwierzelewski, director of store display at Levin Furniture & Mattress, said the company hopes to be able to open its doors to the public in early October — and that he and company officials are glad to be back in the Ohio Valley. Levin had a clearance store at ...
BRIDGEPORT — An agreement has been reached in the recent controversy over the newly instituted iPad program in the Bridgeport Exempted Village School District. Superintendent Zac Shutler and Technology Coordinator Lisa Clark disclosed to those in attendance at Wednesday night’s regular ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The city took several steps forward in the maintenance of streets during the Monday City Council meeting. Among other matters, council heard the final reading of an ordinance approving the joint purchase of a DuraPatcher with Richland Township for about $57,000, with the ...
BARNESVILLE — Village Council voted to allow the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival to use village streets and parking lots for the annual event that kicked off with the King Pumpkin weigh-in Wednesday evening. After the unanimous vote Monday, which is an annual formality ahead of the iconic ...
BARNESVILLE - The new "King Pumpkin" in Barnesville is the most regal of them all. The gargantuan gourd entered tonight by Barnesville residents Todd and Donna Skinner during the village's annual Pumpkin Festival weighed in at a whopping 2,150 pounds - a new Ohio state record. The Skinners' ...
WOODSFIELD — Access to the internet is essential in today’s society and economy, and U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson said he is taking the lead in Washington, D.C., to help improve broadband internet in rural areas. Johnson, R-Ohio, hosted a roundtable discussion on expanding broadband access and ...
WHEELING — Wheeling Hospital has donated life-saving medical supplies to the Wheeling Fire Department’s SWAT Medics, who work alongside the city police department’s SWAT team. Several WFD paramedics, known as SWAT Medics, accompany the police team on missions. The SWAT Medics, who ...
BELLAIRE — After years of planning, the dream to preserve Bellaire’s Great Stone Viaduct and transform the historical structure into a park may become reality, now that the project has been approved for a $1.9 million grant through the Ohio Department of Transportation. However, the use ...
Photo by Reed Tychonski A new queen, princess and mini miss were selected at a pageant held at Barnesville High School on Sunday to reign over the 54th annual Pumpkin Festival, which officially gets gets underway Thursday. The new queen is Alana Trigg, left, the 14-year-old daughter of Tonya ...
Photo Provided River High School will host its 60th homecoming ceremony Friday when the Pilots meet Meadowbrook on the gridiron at Flannery Field. Members of the homecoming court include, from front left, Adria Snyder, sophomore attendant; Halee Schultheis, junior attendant; Rachel Snyder, ...
MINGO JUNCTION — Students at Hills Elementary School are once again banding together to raise funds for pediatric cancer research. In observance of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month for September, the school is conducting a week-long “Caps for Kids with Cancer” campaign this week to ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After receiving a devastating breast cancer diagnosis, women have a lot of tough decisions to make about treatment options. Those who choose to have a mastectomy then face another difficult decision: whether or not to have breast reconstruction surgery. A new study finds ...
BRIDGEPORT — Fines for unkempt properties and the upcoming Halloween celebration were on the agenda Tuesday night for Bridgeport Village Council. Mayor David Smith said over the summer, the village has sent out letters to “an enormous list” of property owners informing them their ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Army veteran who fended off a mentally ill man who tried to attack a chess class the veteran was teaching at an Illinois public library is one of 18 people being honored with Carnegie medals for heroism. Two Eastern Ohio residents were also honored for saving a woman ...