MARTINS FERRY — Local residents enjoyed a day of family fun and patriotism Saturday during the sixth annual Community Day in the Park. The sky early in the day threatened to sprinkle some rain on the celebrants, but by the time noon came around the sky was clear and people began to show up ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Pregnant women are asked to make healthy choices so that their unborn child will exhibit healthy traits, however a new study suggests that men’s lifestyle choices may also affect their unborn children. As Father’s Day approached this year, a study performed by Ohio ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Warm, wet spring conditions have people across the region mowing grass every chance they get, and that can be a dangerous task at the edges of properties that lie along roadways. Belmont County Engineer Terry Lively said a three-vehicle crash involving a mower occurred ...
YORKVILLE — Volunteers were out working hard to keep the Ohio River clean Saturday morning during the annual Ohio River Sweep. Relatively little trash had to be collected at Pike Island Locks and Dam compared to previous years at the site. The cleanup was scheduled from 8 a.m. until noon, ...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted Friday night against forming a factory-wide union, handing a setback to the United Auto Workers’ efforts to gain a foothold among foreign auto facilities in the South. The vote of hourly workers ...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Saturday criticized southern European Union nations for urging the EU to consider action against Turkey over its bid to drill for gas in waters where Cyprus has exclusive economic rights. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement that a declaration ...
WHEELING – Wheeling Hospital again has been recognized as one of the top hospitals in the U.S. for its fast and effective treatment of the most severe type of heart attack, known as a STEMI. The hospital has earned the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Heart Attack Receiving ...
By LINDA COMINS For The Times Leader WHEELING —Community leaders have organized a “destination weekend” full of heritage activities and fun events in downtown Wheeling this week. The celebration features commemoration of historic milestones and exploration of the city’s waterfront ...
BELMONT — While the need for firefighters will continue for as long as there are people to save, a decline in volunteerism has some wondering what the future of the profession will look like. There are now 22 fire departments remaining throughout Belmont County. Four departments closed or ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Thursday’s arraignments included Derrick Ellington, who appeared before Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Frank Fregiato and pleaded innocent to three counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, three counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, three counts of ...
COLUMBUS—State Rep. Jack Cera, D-Bellaire, recently hosted Monroe County Court Judge Jason Yoss for Ohio’s Judicial-Legislative Exchange Day, an annual event that brings judges from across the state to Columbus to meet with their state legislators. “Judge Yoss is not new to the ...
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Photo Provided The Belmont County Retired Teachers Association recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to future educator, Kaelyn Miller. Miller is a 2019 graduate of Union Local High School. She will be attending Ohio University Eastern in the fall, majoring in education. She plans to be a ...
Three agencies in Ohio are launching a pilot program to make Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy available for veterans with substance use disorders and mental illness. Historically TMS has been used to treat depression, but there is growing evidence that it has the potential to help ...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Betty Collins was born and raised in Tulsa, but the eighth grade history teacher hadn’t been to the state Capitol in Oklahoma City until last spring, when she educators throughout the state walked off the job to protest for better wages and public school ...
MARTINS FERRY — Carolina Furniture is performing a series of upgrades and improvements to the face of its building. Carolina Furniture owner Bill Pajak said Friday that the building is receiving a “face lift.” “We were long overdue for a face lift. I’m glad to be getting it ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The man convicted of entering the women’s restroom at an Interstate 70 rest stop in Belmont County and recording images of people was arraigned on multiple felony counts involving child pornography this week. James Dean Booth, 39, of 1516 N. Eighth St., Martins Ferry ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County residents are asked to take note of an important change of location for the 2019 Belmont County JB Green Team Household Hazardous Waste Collection. The collection, originally scheduled to be held at the Ohio University Eastern Campus, has been moved to the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC set the lineup for its two-night debate of 2020 presidential contenders later this month, with a top-heavy second session that will pit former Vice President Joe Biden onstage against 2016 Democratic runner-up, Bernie Sanders, the youthful Mayor Pete Buttigieg and ...
PARIS (AP) — The billionaire French donors who publicly proclaimed they would give hundreds of millions to rebuild Notre Dame have not yet paid a penny toward the restoration of the French national monument, according to church and business officials. Instead, it’s mainly American and ...