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At 9:49 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to an address on National Road in Bridgeport for a report of a vehicle lockout with a dog inside. The vehicle was opened, and units cleared. At 8:20 p.m. Sunday, a report was received from satellite relay indicating a distress signal from an iPhone with a pre-set GPS location. Units responded to an address on Tomlinson Run Road in Jacobsburg. Units on the scene advised that the house was no longer there. They spoke with a neighbor, who advised that all was well. At 3:23 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported that the bottom of an ATM machine at the ...

Jefferson County JVS holds blood drive

BLOOMINGDALE — Students and the community turned out for the first of three blood drives at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School in a bid to help save lives. More than three dozen units were collected throughout the day Tuesday and the campaign was led by the school’s health ...

‘Wreaths Across America’ campaign seeking sponsors

WHEELING – Once again, the Fort Henry Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is participating in the Wreaths Across America campaign, and local sponsors are being sought to purchase wreaths that will be placed in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The origin of Wreaths Across America dates back over 28 years, when Merrill Worcester, the owner of a nursery located in Harrington, Maine, had an overabundance of Christmas wreaths and nothing to do with them. Remembering a trip he had taken as a paperboy to Arlington National Cemetery in ...

The Belmont County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday arrests in several cases over the past few days, including the seizure of more than 140 grams of fentanyl. In October 2025, the Sheriff’s Criminal Interdiction Unit began an investigation into Michael Scott Lucas, 44, of Bridgeport, Ohio, for allegedly trafficking in drugs. The investigation led detectives to the area of the Presidential Estates trailer court in Bridgeport, Ohio. Detectives conducted surveillance, observing signs of alleged drug trafficking. Traffic stops were conducted on vehicles leaving the residence. On ...

Bethlehem Temple brings charity basketball game to Wheeling University

WHEELING — Bishop Darrell Cummings of Bethlehem Apostolic Temple is looking for folks to help his church’s holiday giveaways — because he believes there will be many more needing help over the next couple of months. The church will hold its annual charity basketball game, pitting the ...

Officials breakdown $12M Oglebay improvement plans

WHEELING — Officials from the Wheeling Park Commission provided details about plans to bring major improvements to Oglebay’s Wilson Lodge and Good Zoo with financing made available through a $12 million revenue bond, which Wheeling City Council approved last week. A public hearing was held during the most recent meeting of Wheeling City Council before the bond issue came to the floor for a third and final reading before members voted on the ordinance. The issue was unanimously approved by council. During the public hearing, attorney Jim Gardill, representing the Wheeling Park ...