St. Clairsville Council prioritizes pay scale before cost-of-living raises

August 7, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — After roughly two hours of discussion during a special meeting Thursday evening, St. Clairsville City Council reached a consensus on a new pay scale for the city's non-elected and nonunion employees, shifting…

Former NFL Player C.J. Goodwin helps Academy celebrate Ohio Valley opening

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Academy Sports + Outdoors donated a total of $5,000 to the St. Clairsville-Richland City School District’s athletic…

American Legion supports local effort to provide school clothing

BELLAIRE — Heart of Belmont County recently received a $1,000 check from American Legion Post 52 to help children prepare…

Wheeling's Bethlehem Apostolic Temple passes out school supplies this weekend

WHEELING – The Bethlehem Apostolic Temple will make its annual effort to help students move joyfully back to the classroom…

Traffic stop leads to major drug seizure in St. Clairsville

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Approximately 110 grams of suspected crack cocaine and 132 grams of marijuana were seized during a traffic…

Early morning fire on Weegee Road calls for various departments on scene

SHADYSIDE — A house fire on Weegee Road brought several area fire departments to the scene early Thursday morning. OR&W…

Community

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Wednesday — 10:05 p.m., a caller from the front desk at Sleep Inn Suites on Reco Road in Belmont reported that a lamp was thrown in one of the rooms and a window was broken. A male was registered in the room, and he had a female with him, according to the complainant. Officers…

Annual Heather Miller Memorial Golf Classic raises money for nursing students

Award-winning Italian film has local tie

Buried history: Search for answers continues at old Steubenville cemetery

Local Sports

Dustin May Wins Milwaukee Debut, Chourio And Sánchez Homer As Brewers Beat Pirates 5-2

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dustin May won his Milwaukee debut and Jackson Chourio and Gary…

Pittsburgh Penguins Sign 23-Year-Old Forward Ville Koivunen To An Eight-Year Deal

Beau Hossler Has To Win To Reach Postseason. He Opens With 61 To Lead Ben James At Wyndham

Griffin Struggles In First Start For Guardians, Who Lose 13-6 To Mets And Fall Out Of Wild-Card Spot

Obituaries

ROLAND SWIFT

Roland Swift, age 94 of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the Jackson Care Center. He was born on May 16, 1932, in Athens, Ohio to the late Dana and Leah Swift. For 23 years of his life, Roland lived in Marietta, Ohio. He also lived in Belmont County for…

Lloyd Gallaher, 91, of Beallsville, Ohio passed away Thurs, July 30, 2026. He was buried on…

LLOYD GALLAHER

Donna L. Kaiser, 86, passed away Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. Family and friends will be received…

DONNA KAISER

Lloyd Gallaher, 91, of Beallsville passed away Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Emerald Pointe Health Center,…

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