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Project progressing despite harsh weather

BLAINE – Ohio Department of Transportation and Beaver Excavating Co. are in the final stages of box beam installation of the Blaine Hill Bridge. ODOT District 11 Public Information Officer Lauren Borell said that she is excited with the progress the bridge, originally closed in July 2024, ...

Underground Railroad Museum and Ohio University Eastern showcase exhibit

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – This Black History Month, the Underground Railroad Museum and Ohio University Eastern have teamed up for the ‘Echoes of the Underground Railroad’ exhibit featuring 20 items at the college’s campus. Museum Director Kristina Estle said that this is the first year the ...

Columbus man on lockdown after alleged assault at Belmont County Jail

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – A Columbus man is on lockdown in the Belmont County Jail after allegedly assaulting jail staff. Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack said that Myreik Fryson, 28, is accused of attacking two corrections officers in the jail Feb. 9 around 11 p.m. “Usually during 11 p.m. ...

Ohio lawmakers want parents protected for affirming child’s sex

Ohio government agencies would be barred from defining a parent as “harmful” or “dangerous” for affirming their child’s biological sex rather than their gender, under a bill introduced in the Ohio legislature. The proposed legislation, House Bill 693, is called the Affirming Families ...

Bridgeport Schools leading the way, prepping for The Wall That Heals

BRIDGEPORT – Bridgeport Middle School Principal Anne Haverty Lawson has teamed up with Roberta Raymond, co-chairwoman of the Belmont County The Wall that Heals Committee to make the most of educational opportunities when the ¾-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial comes to Belmont ...