ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Lansing-area business owner asked the Belmont County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday to help address overgrown weeds along U.S. 40, saying the vegetation has become so thick in some areas that…
VOICES OF VALOR: Service Recognized, A Soldier Is Welcomed Home
MOUNDSVILLE — Surrounded by family, friends and even Kroger shoppers, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Courtney Narick of Martins Ferry was…
As repairs mount, Martins Ferry searches for a way to pay
MARTINS FERRY — From collapsing sewer lines to aging water mains and a city building in desperate need of repairs,…
Post 159 steps up to sponsor The Wall That Heals
BELMONT COUNTY — Larry Barnes' voice caught as he talked about his friends whose names are on the Vietnam Veterans…
Silicon Foundation official answers all questions offered by local leaders
WHEELING – Local officials met for an informational session Wednesday to learn about Silicon Foundation's plan for the former Centre…
EnergiAcres says its in ‘exploratory phase’ of possible Belmont County AI data campus
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — EnergiAcres, the company planning to construct a large AI data center campus in Belmont County, has issued…
TRENDING
Community
Relay for America crosses Belmont County on its way to Washington, D.C.
WHEELING —Main Street in Wheeling became the road to Washington, D.C., Wednesday night as a cross-country relay honoring America’s 250th anniversary carried an American flag across the historic Suspension Bridge from Bridgeport into the Friendly City, where runners were greeted by a crowd of well-wishers before continuing east toward the nation’s capital.
Rabbi Lief to chair Wheeling Homeless Task Force
Andrew A. “Butch” Susac, 84, of Powhatan Point, died June 9th. There will be a memorial…
ANDREW 'BUTCH' SUSAC
Martins Ferry Junior High Honor Roll Grade 5: Thomas Alltop, Eldridge Beever, Jace Boggs, Stella Boyd,…
Martins Ferry Honor Rolls
Local Sports
Phillies Beat Paul Skenes And The Pirates 10-6 As Turner Hits A 3-Run Homer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner hit a three-run home run during a five-run second…
Obituaries
SARA VAVRA
Sara Sue Vavra, 85, of Shadyside, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at Wheeling Hospital. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are entrusted to Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Home. Final arrangements are at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to The Augusta Levy Learning Center, 210 Anthoni Avenue, Suite…
Rose Mary Olinski, 87, of Cambridge, Ohio formerly of Bellaire, Ohio, passed away peacefully on June…
ROSE MARY OLINSKI
Shirley Ann Wilhelm, 90, of Morristown, Ohio, died Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Wheeling Hospital. She…
SHIRLEY WILHELM
DONNA MAE POTTS (PALMER)
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
