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Belmont County road projects continue ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Ohio Department of Transportation announced several ongoing construction projects in Belmont County that may affect traffic. Major work continues on the Interstate 70 and state Route 149 interchange improvement project at Exit 208 near Morristown. One lane of traffic is being maintained on I-70 during construction. Traffic impacts on SR 149 are expected to begin this fall. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2029. Other projects include resurfacing on 11 miles of U.S. Route 40 between Lady Bend Hill and St. ...

Flushing’s Heritage Day turns Flushing into the All-American village

FLUSHING — The village of Flushing is celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with a boom. Its annual Heritage Days festival took place Friday evening at Schuler Park. The festival was organized by a committee known as the Concerned Citizens of Flushing and surrounding areas. Organizer ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

— 11:20 p.m. Thursday: A caller advised kids were causing problems at an address in Lafferty. An officer responded, but there were no kids at the residence upon arrival. The caller advised everyone had left and all was OK. — 8:58 p.m. Thursday: A caller reported people in several vehicles in the lot at Aldi's on Addie Way in St. Clairsville were causing a disturbance. An officer responded. No disturbance was observed, and the motorists were sent on their way. — 7:43 p.m. Thursday: An officer responded to an address on Reservoir Hill Road in Flushing for a welfare check on an ...

Hook, line and sinker: Bellaire catfish tournament returns

BELLAIRE — The sixth annual catfish extravaganza is set to take place Saturday and Sunday from 3 p.m. to 6 a.m. Contestants will meet at Nelson Field to pay their entry fee of $35 per person from 3-8 p.m. before heading to the Ohio River to compete to see who can catch the largest ...

WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital to expand nurse training program

WHEELING — WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital officials on Thursday unveiled a plan to open a new Center for Nursing Education at the former NTTC building on Wheeling University’s campus. The hospital was already leasing the building for office space but now plans to renovate the ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Kaitlyn Kuhn pleaded not guilty to one count of endangering children. She was arraigned in Belmont County Common Pleas Court by Judge Chris Berhalter on Thursday morning. Kuhn was represented by Belmont County Public Defender Aaron Miller. Her charge stems from the death of a child while in Kuhn’s care and custody. She waived a formal reading of the indictment and recitation of her rights, then entered a not guilty plea. Berhalter granted Miller’s motion for Kuhn’s recognizance bond. Her recognizance bond stipulates she is to have no contact with felons or ...