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Historic events set to happen in Belmont County in 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County has a full and exciting event calendar this year, according to the county's tourism council chief. Jackee Pugh, Executive Director of Belmont County Tourism Council, provided the Belmont County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday a quarterly tourism update. ...

New pizza shop coming to Ohio Valley Mall

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Less than a year after Fabio’s Pizza left, pizza will return to the Ohio Valley Mall. Castello’s Pizza and Pasta will be serving hungry customers by May 1. Ohio Valley Mall marketing director Candi Noble-Greathouse said that the lease states that the restaurant will be ...

Update: Tornado warning expires, tornado watch remains in effect

The tornado warning has expired, but the tornado watch for the Ohio Valley remains in effect until 5 p.m. 3:10 update The National Weather Service has issued another tornado warning, this time for southern Belmont and northern Monroe counties in Ohio and Marshall County in West Virginia, ...

DeWine focuses on education in final State of the State address

COLUMBUS – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s 2026 State of the State address Tuesday afternoon — his last — focused on education. Delivered to a joint session of the Ohio General Assembly in the House Chamber of the Ohio Statehouse, the address included key priorities for the remainder of the ...

Yorkville VFD awarded $15,000 equipment grant

YORKVILLE – The Yorkville Volunteer Fire Department has received $15,000 through an equipment grant. The grant is through the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of State Fire Marshal. The funding will allow the department to purchase critical equipment that will enhance ...

Husted testifies remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives’ corruption trial

COLUMBUS (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted testified Wednesday that he was present at a 2018 dinner with Ohio’s then-Gov.-elect Mike DeWine and two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives who are accused of bribing a top utility regulator, whom DeWine appointed shortly thereafter. But ...