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Flushing Twp. Cemetery clean-up set Flushing Township's annual cemetery clean-up at Rock Hill Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery and Belmont Ridge Cemetery is set in preparation of mowing season. Any grave blankets, grave pillows or decorations outside of the allowed 1-foot perimeter of the headstone will be disposed of after March 28. United Steelworkers meeting planned MARTINS FERRY – The United Steelworkers S.O.A.R. Chapter 23-9 will have their monthly meeting Wednesday, June 4, at the United Steelworkers Union Hall in Martins Ferry at 10 a.m. Insurance representatives will be ...

Resource Network closing gaps and breaking barriers

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WINTERSVILLE – The Jefferson County Resource Network is identifying gaps in services and finding creative ways to fill them, with transportation serving as the focus during the quarterly Community Connections meeting March 25 at the Wintersville Methodist Church Center of Hope. Developed ...

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With bipartisan support, Ohio could soon join the list of states offering paid family and medical leave for workers. A bill announced by Sen. Beth Liston, D-Dublin, and Sen. Louis W. Blessing III, R-Colerain Township, would create a state insurance fund through a new payroll contribution split between employers and employees. "No one should have to choose between their job and caring for themselves or their family," said Liston. "This bill opens the door for millions of Ohioans who currently have no access to essential benefits." The 0.8% payroll deduction would cover full- and ...

Wheeling man pleads guilty to murder of wife

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A Wheeling man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murder of his wife in their Wheeling Island home, as well as the attempted murder of his father-in-law. Dwayne Herring, 54, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and attempted arson. Sentencing will be held April 23. ...

Preliminary hearing set in Belmont County bomb threat case

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The teenager accused of calling in bomb threats to several local businesses this week was arraigned on $1 million bond Thursday in Belmont County Eastern Division Court. Larry Allen Harvey, 18, appeared before Judge David Trouten via a live video feed at the Belmont County ...

Accused double murderer appears in court

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Andrew Isaac Griffin, who is accused of murdering his Salsa Joe’s Restaurant business partner, Thomas Strussion, and his wife, Angela Strussion, appeared in front of Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge Chris Berhalter on Friday afternoon. Berhalter ruled that any and ...