Photo Provided Mackenzie Husek, left, and Carlin Montgomery show off their awards for finishing first and second, respectively, in the Shadyside Middle School Spelling Bee on Thursday afternoon. Both advance to the 2025-26 Belmont County Spelling Bee, scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at the ECO ...
WHEELING — It’s a festival about the beauty of Christmas trees, but at its heart it is all about raising funds to help those without proper health insurance get health care. The Festival of Trees kicked off Friday inside the Pine Room at Oglebay Park. The trees will be on display there ...
WHEELING — John Larch never served in the military. He wasn’t the man who launched a military banner program in the Ohio Valley, and he refuses to take credit for starting the one in Wheeling. But those who know him are quick to proudly salute his tireless efforts to honor the city’s ...
BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:53 p.m. Wednesday, an officer responded to a report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol that there was a cow in the roadway on Uniontown-Flushing Road. The officer did not locate the cow. At 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, an officer on a traffic stop on Hanover Street in Martins Ferry issued a warning to an Ohio motorist for failure to use a turn signal and for traveling outside of marked lanes. At 7:37 p.m. Wednesday, a manager from Rural King on Mall Ring Road in St. Clairsville called to report that there was a customer screaming that ...
STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Commissioners were updated Thursday on progress being made at the preserves held by Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District. Aaron Dodds, projects manager for the district, told commissioners things are happening at all four preserves — Piney ...
RICHMOND — Edison High School’s drone program is really taking off as it exposes students to a growing career pathway. Led by engineering teacher Derek Gulling, the program was launched during the 2023-24 school year and currently includes 11 juniors and seniors. Since its inception, ...
