ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Ohio Valley residents will soon have a new destination for sporting goods, outdoor equipment and apparel as Academy Sports + Outdoors prepares to open its newest location at the Ohio Valley Mall.…
Ohio businesses expecting another worker’s comp dividend
Ohio businesses could be getting dividend checks from the state’s Workers‘ Compensation fund. The fund provides medical benefit and help…
Investors are buying Ohioans’ unpaid property tax debts, with 18% interest
Investors from Omaha to Chicago last year bought tens of millions of dollars worth of delinquent property tax debts from…
GovPilot rollout nears in Martins Ferry
MARTINS FERRY — The city of Martins Ferry is preparing to modernize the way it delivers municipal services with the…
Belmont commissioners act on levies, senior meals and jail contracts
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved resolutions declaring it necessary to renew two property…
From challenges to confidence: Juvenile Court celebrates youth achievements
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Juvenile Court will celebrate the successful completion of its summer Concentrated Conduct Adjustment Program…
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Buried history: Search for answers continues at old Steubenville cemetery
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UMWA Local 1304 to meet Aug. 1 HOPEDALE — UMWA Local 1304 will hold its regular…
Local Briefs
St. Clairsville ends seven-month reliance on county water
Museum’s final Flushing event celebrates history before new beginning
Local Sports
Big Ten Seeking Clarity On Playoff Expansion Before Addressing Its Nonconference Scheduling Policy
CHICAGO (AP) — The Big Ten appears to be in no hurry to change…
Obituaries
MARLENE BARBE
Gail Marlene Kemp Barbe, 79, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away at home on July 29, 2026. Marlene was born December 6, 1946, a daughter of the late William Kemp and Katherine Van Dyne Kemp. Marlene was defined by her faith, family, and work ethic. She spent her earlier years raising her beloved children and…
Judith “Judy” Ball Kilburn, 90, of Lewisville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday. Calling hours 5 – 8…
JUDITH KILBURN
MARILYN BARKER
Ronnie Wendell Brooks, 85, of Powhatan Point, Ohio passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at…
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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
Between prices and a diarrhea-causing parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants
Deadly flooding in West Virginia finds prevention plans unaddressed
Scouting America drops diversity initiatives from event after pressure from the Pentagon
Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment and refuses to testify in GOP-led Senate panel's COVID-19 hearing
Ohio News
Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers
2 married couples from Honduras were among 5 adults who drowned in an Ohio river
Feds advance plan to open 2,800 acres of Ohio's Wayne National Forest to fracking
5 dead in attempt to save a struggling swimmer in an Ohio river, sheriff says
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