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Work on Washington Avenue Bridge replacement could start this month

WHEELING — Officials are hopeful that work on the long-awaited replacement of the Washington Avenue Bridge in Wheeling can begin as early as this month. Some delays have been experienced because of related utility work that needs to be completed in close proximity to the bridge before construction can start, but a contractor is expected to be ready to go on the work as soon as all other projects are wrapped up. “With utilities, it’s kind of out of our hands right now,” said Brian Kucish, District 6 engineer at the West Virginia Division of Highways. “But as of right now, ...

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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:56 a.m. Monday, a deputy was out at Union Local High School on Belmont-Morristown Road to get a statement about harassment. At 9:26 a.m. Monday, a complainant came to the station to speak with a deputy about reporting a stolen firearm. This stemmed from a family matter in the wake of his wife’s death around 25 years ago, according to the report. After hearing an explanation about the situation, a corporal advised the complainant to hire an attorney and to send a letter to his late wife’s daughter in Bethesda requesting that the ...

Bellaire American Legion Post 52 donates to law enforcement

Photo Provided The Bellaire American Legion Post 52 recently donated to law enforcement offices around the region. Pictured are, from left, Andrea McCloud, Jim Weekley, Bellaire Fire Chief Tim Bell, Finance Officer Dickie Johnson, Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack, Commander John McCloud, ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 6:34 p.m. Sunday, an officer on a traffic stop on the Interstate 70 east off ramp at exit 218 in Richland Township issued a warning to a Pennsylvania truck driver for speeding. At 6:21 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported that a vehicle was sitting in front of Walmart with two males inside talking and blocking the road for roughly 10 minutes. Deputies responded, but the vehicle left before officers arrived. At 6:10 p.m. Sunday, an officer on a traffic stop on Interstate 70 west near mile post 212 in St. Clairsville issued a warning to a Maryland ...

Steubenville mayor, council races get decided

STEUBENVILLE — City voters navigated a busy ballot to approve all eight charter revisions and return two council incumbents to another term. Unofficial results show Second Ward Councilman Tracy McManamon, the incumbent, easily defeated his write-in opponent, Derek Smith, while incumbent Fourth Ward Councilman Royal Mayo, a Democrat, took a 29-vote margin of victory over Republican newcomer Marc Barnes. Republican Ralph Petrella, meanwhile, scored an easy win over write-in candidate Chuck Burch for mayor. Steubenville’s charter revisions also scored a better than two-to-one margin ...

Jefferson County library levy meets voter approval

STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County voters chose to continue funding their public library Tuesday, passing a 1-mill, five-year levy renewal considered crucial to maintaining operations and services. Unofficial tallies show 6,630 votes (52.18 percent) of the ballots cast were in favor of renewing the levy, with 6,075 votes (47.82 percent) against. Library Director Mike Gray said he was thankful for voters’ support, although “anti-LGBTQ and anti-property tax sentiment made the results closer than we would have liked.” “I’d like to think that 123 years of being good library ...