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Belmont County Board of Health to meet ST. CLAIRSVILLE – ​​Belmont County Board of Health will conduct its regular board meeting on Monday at noon at the Belmont County EMA Building, Bannock Rd., on state Route 331, St. Clairsville. Belco to host free ‘Shred to Save’ event April 25 ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belco will host a free “Shred to Save” community event from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 25, at its Document Destruction Facility, 66911 Pogue Road. The event will provide secure shredding services for up to 75 pounds of documents per household. “We’re excited ...

Sunnyside dispensary opens in Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT – Sunnyside marijuana dispensary opened its doors on Friday morning. Located at 435 Main St. Sunnyside is operated by Cresco Labs. The new business will offer cannabis products for both medical and recreational use. Cresco Labs district manager for Ohio Benjamin Keaton said ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

At 11:41 p.m. Tuesday, officers assisted units from the St. Clairsville Police Department on a traffic stop on Maple Avenue near Union Cemetery in St. Clairsville. At 10:55 p.m. Tuesday, an officer on a traffic stop on South Lincoln Avenue in Bridgeport issued a verbal warning to an Ohio motorist for driving with an obstructed and expired tag. At 10:41 p.m. Tuesday, a detective was out assisting the Ohio State Highway Patrol on a traffic stop on Ohio 7 in Bellaire. At 10:23 p.m. Tuesday, an officer went to the Belmont County Jail on a civil process to serve a temporary protection ...

Artemis II astronauts return from moon with a splash

HOUSTON — Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. It was a triumphant homecoming for the crew of four whose record-breaking lunar flyby revealed not only swaths of the moon’s far side — never seen before by human eyes — but a total solar eclipse. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen hit the atmosphere traveling Mach 33 — or 33 times the speed of sound — a blistering blur not seen since ...