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State Route 151 to close for culvert replacement HARRISON COUNTY — State Route 151 will be closed Sept. 8-11 for a culvert replacement project 1.5 miles west of Scio, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The closure will be just west of State Route 332. Motorists will be detoured on State Route 212 west to State Route 164 north, then State Route 164 north to State Route 332 south and back to State Route 151. The detour will be reversed for motorists traveling in the opposite direction. The project is scheduled to be completed Sept. 11. For more information, contact ...

Cameron outlines campaign priorities at first meet-and-greet

CADIZ — As the November election approaches, Ohio District 96 Democratic candidate Paul Cameron held his first meet-the-candidate event at Puskarich Public Library in Cadiz on Tuesday evening. Cameron introduced himself to residents in attendance and explained his positions on several ...

Man who led police on pursuit found incompetent to stand trial

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Guy Brand has been deemed not competent to stand trial by Belmont County Common Pleas Judge John Vavra on Monday afternoon. Brand was arrested in May after a police pursuit where he struck a Richland Township police vehicle led to his arrest. The vehicle Brand was ...

Fox Run CEO placed on leave following arrest

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Fox Run CEO Randall Mackendrick has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest on multiple charges, including unlawful sexual contact with a minor. Mackendrick, 59, was arrested early Saturday by the North Ridgeville Police Department on charges of ...

Cleveland men face drug charges after St. Clairsville Walmart arrests

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit and the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission arrested two Cleveland men Friday at the St. Clairsville Walmart. Leneal Quinton Johnson, 42, and Jermaine Marlon Walton, 51, were each charged with ...