ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Local author Tiffany Bumgardner is gearing up to release a the first part of a six-part children's book series. The St. Clairsville resident will be releasing "The Littlest Photographer" on Tuesday. She…
Carly Greer and the Hooch rock the Belmont Correctional Institution
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – History was made on Wednesday as Carly Greer and the Hooch became the first band to perform…
Belmont County Courthouse Plaza project soon to begin
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The Belmont County Courthouse Plaza's start date for construction is just around the bend, the Belmont County…
Iran and US trade fire and Trump calls the ceasefire into question
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran targeted American military sites in the Gulf on Wednesday after the U.S. launched…
Rabbi Lief talks role of new Wheeling homelessness task force
Rabbi Joshua Lief of Wheeling's Temple Shalom said Tuesday afternoon that the plight of the city's homeless population is a…
24/7 Access: Harm reduction vending machine debuts in Martins Ferry
MARTINS FERRY — Belmont County's first free harm reduction vending machine has arrived in Martins Ferry. The Wayne L. Hayes…
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Community
New Bishop brings message of unity, belonging to diocese installation
As the newly installed Bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala…
Former WLSC President Clyde Campbell Passes At 96
Bridgeport BOE to meet in special session BRIDGEPORT — The Bridgeport Exempted Village School District Board…
Local Briefs
WHEELING —Main Street in Wheeling became the road to Washington, D.C., Wednesday night as a cross-country…
Relay for America crosses Belmont County on its way to Washington, D.C.
Local Sports
Big 12 Commissioner Declines To Address Sorsby Gambling Saga And Describes League As `16 Strong'
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark wanted to talk Tuesday about…
Obituaries
JODIE TSCHAPPAT
Jodie Marie Tschappat, 70, of Bethesda, Ohio passed away peacefully at her home on…
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Business
Chirpas Sets Martins Ferry Career Home Run Record
MARTINS FERRY – Giana Chirpas continued to re-write the Martins Ferry (18-1) softball record book with her 27th career home run in Monday’s 11-1 victory over visiting Indian Creek (5-13) in six innings. She already owns the career mark for RBI. The junior slugger surpassed Mercedez McLeod’s mark of 26 set in 2017. The…
U.S. stocks climb to their best day since the Iran war began after oil prices ease
Key inflation gauge worsened in January, just before the Iran war lifted gas prices
Cracks emerged in a resilient U.S. before war in Iran sent oil prices rocketing
National News
US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal
Initial deal to end US-Iran war moves toward formal signing despite lingering questions
Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport
Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
Ohio News
Paid family leave receives bipartisan push in Ohio Senate
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…
State argues DeWine’s hemp beer veto was legal
2 Ohio pastors emerge as faithful allies for Haitian migrants during Trump’s crackdown
Husted testifies remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives' corruption trial
West Virginia News
