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Martins Ferry council to meet MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, in council chambers at the city building. The meeting is open to the public. Free movie at Moundsville library MOUNDSVILLE — The Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library will host a free showing of The Devil Wears Prada 2 at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, in the downstairs meeting room. The 2026 PG-13 film stars Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci and runs 120 minutes. For more information, call 304-845-6911. The library is located at the ...

PUCO takes steps to limit data center power cost increase

Ohio power regulators are taking steps they say are designed to protect large electric customers from paying higher rates because of data centers. Under a new order by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, data-enter customers will have to give AEP Ohio, a large power company, notice when they plan to ramp up electricity usage so other large customers don’t see power bills increase because of the increased demand from data centers. “Upon receiving notice, AEP Ohio will procure energy to serve the customer through separate stand-alone auctions or spot-market purchases, with the ...

WVU Medicine To Bring Outpatient Clinic To The Highlands

TRIADELPHIA – WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital is cramped for space, and hospital officials announced Friday plans to bring additional and more easily accessible health care services locally by opening an outpatient clinic at The Highlands in Ohio County. The announcement came Friday morning ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Wednesday — 10:05 p.m., a caller from the front desk at Sleep Inn Suites on Reco Road in Belmont reported that a lamp was thrown in one of the rooms and a window was broken. A male was registered in the room, and he had a female with him, according to the complainant. Officers responded and stated that this was a false complaint, according to the report. Management was to inspect the room after checkout and bill the subject accordingly. — 9:36 p.m., a caller from Red Roof Inn in St. Clairsville reported that a male took $95 from her. An officer responded and spoke to both parties, ...

Award-winning Italian film has local tie

STEUBENVILLE — When Carmine Pate talks about his father, he proudly points to the numerous movie roles he has had during a career in the film industry that has spanned more than 50 years. “He got his first break in films when he was cast in the early 1970s in a film called ‘The ...