ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Bids for the Belmont County Courthouse Plaza project will be open from April 23 until May 4. Belmont County Commissioner Jerry Echemann said that the project has been in the works for several years and he is excited to be close to entering the construction phase. The ...
The National Low Income Housing Coalition, or NLIHC, released its annual report on the affordable housing shortage with Ohio coming in with a shortage of 266,000 affordable and available units. The Gap report found that about half of the state’s renters are paying more than they can sustainably afford to stay housed. The Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, or COHHIO, joined with the NLIHC in releasing the report, highlighting the state’s 422,000 “extremely” low-income renters who earn less than $33,000 annually for families of four. The report found that 73% of ...
Strong winds swept through the Ohio Valley on Friday, complicating emergency response efforts, causing multiple brush fires, knocking down trees and power lines, and leaving thousands without electricity across several counties. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued a high wind advisory through midnight Friday as emergency crews dealt with scattered outages and damage across West Virginia and Ohio. The 911 Centers throughout the region were flooded with calls reporting downed trees, utility lines and brush fires sparked by live wires. In Marshall County, emergency ...
BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE At 10:54 p.m. Wednesday, units on a traffic stop at U.S. 250 near the underpass in Bridgeport where a motorist drove through town with no headlights, then turned from Main Street to South Lincoln Avenue before running off the roadway and nearly striking a pole. They were working on getting someone to pick up her and the vehicle. At 10:48 p.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to Glenwood Village Apartments on Belmont Road in Bethesda for a report of an argument between a male and female, who were separated. Information was taken for a report. At 9:42 ...
Flushing Twp. Cemetery clean-up set Flushing Township's annual cemetery clean-up at Rock Hill Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery and Belmont Ridge Cemetery is set in preparation of mowing season. Any grave blankets, grave pillows or decorations outside of the allowed 1-foot perimeter of the headstone will be disposed of after March 28. Prevention luncheon planned ST. Clairsville — A child abuse and neglect prevention luncheon will be held at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7 at Undo’s West in St. Clairsville. This luncheon will be held by Belmont County Department of Job & Family services ...
WHEELING – As gas prices took a drastic jump in recent weeks, so did the hit on the budgets of local cities, counties and school districts. Some officials say they aren’t worried yet about the added expense, as the cost of gasoline was lower than expected most of the year and was coming ...
