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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

SUNDAY — 9:29 p.m., a caller reported her daughter was involved in a physical domestic altercation with her boyfriend at an address on Crabapple Road in St. Clairsville. The grandchildren reportedly texted her to call 911. Units responded and one male was detained. Daniel Joe Alsobrook was booked into the Belmont County Jail on a domestic violence charge. — 8:09 p.m., a 911 call was received from an address on Sand Hill Road in Belmont. The caller said he dialed by accident. A deputy made contact with residents and determined everything was OK. — 6:44 p.m., an anonymous caller ...

St. Clairsville officer reflects on community support after stroke

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Clairsville Mayor Kathryn Thalman became emotional Monday while reading a letter from police Officer Greg Clark, who suffered a stroke while on duty in February. Clark was flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown following the stroke and has been recovering ...

Barnesville Chamber names new director

BARNESVILLE — The Barnesville Area Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that Denise Adkins Leach will serve as its new director. A Barnesville native, Leach has three decades of experience as an educator, mentor and organizer. She said she plans to bring her local passion, leadership ...

Facing mounting criticism, Flock plans steps to answer concerns

Strengthening privacy, accountability and security. That’s the new focus license-plate-reading camera giant Flock said it plans after facing widespread criticism across the U.S. The company has faced mounting scrutiny for blanketing public rights-of-way – and even private property – ...

Cemetery remains at center of court dispute

STEUBENVILLE — A Jefferson County businessman is one of at least five people who filed written objections to allowing Woda Cooper Companies to disinter remains from the old Catholic cemetery at the top of Washington Street hill in Steubenville. Those letters asked Probate Judge Frank Noble ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Wednesday — 11:45 p.m., an officer on a traffic stop on Ohio 7 in Shadyside issued an Ohio motorist a warning for expired tags. — 10:43 p.m., a detective was waved down at Sheetz on Addie Way in St. Clairsville and told a male in the back parking lot was asking for drugs. The officer responded and ran information on three West Virginia males. The male in question was intoxicated but had a sober driver, according to the report. The men were sent on their way. — 10:22 p.m., a unit on a traffic stop near Riesbeck’s Food Market on National Road in Bridgeport issued an Ohio ...