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MARTINS FERRY POLICE Wednesday 12:09 a.m. — Officers were on State Route 7 near Aetna Street with a male walking on the highway. Officers gave the male a courtesy ride to the 700 block of Broadway Street. 5:55 p.m. — A traffic stop was initiated in the 300 block of Hanover Street. The ...

East Ohio Regional Hospital heading to auction

MARTINS FERRY – East Ohio Regional Hospital will be going to auction this summer. On April 16, Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Chris Berhalter ordered the sale of the property. Belmont County Treasurer Katherine Kelich said that whoever wins the bid for the hospital will be on the hook ...

Late Ohio State Sen. Jim Carnes Described As Gentlemanly And Knowledgeable

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Former Ohio Sen. Jim Carnes is being remembered by many for laying the groundwork for today’s Belmont County Republican Party, his knowledge about politics, and being an all-around gentleman and “good man” in an age when that’s rare in the profession. Carnes, 84, ...

Belmont County Auditor’s website gets cloned

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Cindi Henry, auditor for Belmont County, is warning residents after discovering a fraudulent version of the county auditor’s website online. Henry said the cloned site closely resembles the official Belmont County Auditor's Office website but adds an “s” to the web ...