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Belmont American Legion Post 312 donates $1K to UL Elementary

MORRISTOWN – Some Union Local Elementary students will enjoy an even happier holidays, thanks to Belmont American Legion Post 312, which donated $1,000 to the school Monday morning. The donation comes from the Legion's spaghetti dinner fundraiser held on Oct. 4 and will help the school ...

No Newspaper Delivery On Veterans Day

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Orchard Park Transitions to WVU Medicine Healthy Minds – Kids

WHEELING – WVU Medicine on Monday underscored its commitment to provide long-term stability to the region's foundation of behavioral health care for children, adolescents and their families. Officials gathered outside the former Orchard Park Hospital in Center Wheeling on Monday to celebrate the facility's rebranding and its partnership with WVU Medicine. Now known as WVU Medicine Health Minds – Kids, the facility promises to continue to offer top-quality inpatient mental health services for youth from not only in the Upper Ohio Valley but also throughout West Virginia and the ...

Local Briefs for Nov. 10

Belmont OPERI chapter to meet The Belmont County Chapter #79 of the Ohio Public Employee Retirees, Inc., bi-monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 10:30 AM at the Ohio Valley Mall Community room. Use the rear mall entrance near Michael’s store. The guest speaker will be Belmont County Sheriff James Zuzack. All retired Belmont County OPERS members are invited to join on November 18th. For questions, please call 740 449-2280.

Bridgeport second graders welcome high schoolers for storytime

BRIDGEPORT – High schoolers and elementary students at Bridgeport Exempted Village School District are growing closer with monthly visits by groups of upperclassmen to read to the little ones. On Nov. 4, the second graders got a visit from junior Adelyn Canter, senior Delanie Allen and ...