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EMA receives new weather data software

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement for a web-based weather data software product with Baron Weather Inc, on behalf of the Belmont County Emergency Management Agency for $1,200. Commissioner Jerry Echemann said that the approval was based upon the ...

WLU Cuts Ribbon For Renovated Biology Lab

WEST LIBERTY — Holly Vopal, assistant professor of biology at West Liberty University, was doing her research inside a storage closet when she determined the biomedical research lab at WLU needed more space. Vopal and Deanna Schmitt, associate professor of biology, next teamed up to apply ...

Belmont County Unify Group protest in St. C.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – A bipartisan group of protestors took to the sidewalks in front of Calvary Presbyterian Church in St. Clairsville on Wednesday afternoon to protest what it perceives as fascism in America. The silent protest was organized by the Belmont County Unify Group – a local ...

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, ...

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. ...