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Local counties prepared for Election Day

Today is Election Day across the nation and local election officials say they are prepared. Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. in both West Virginia and Ohio. On Monday, election workers spent the day delivering and setting up voting machines at polling locations. Many are at ...

Powhatan Point man killed in Monday morning crash

A Powhatan Point man died Monday morning after his pickup truck went off Ohio 148, struck an embankment and caught fire in Belmont County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. John Makris, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle crash in Washington Township. The ...

Tesla charging stations coming mid-December to Plaza West Shopping Center

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Tesla drivers hoping to find a place to stop and charge their vehicle quickly while in St. Clairsville may soon be in luck. Service Director Scott Harvey detailed the plan during St. Clairsville’s city council meeting Monday night. He said eight charging stations will ...

Powhatan Point man dies in single-vehicle crash

A Powhatan Point man died early Monday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Washington Township, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. John Makris, 59, was traveling west on Ohio 148 in a 2006 GMC Sierra, OSHP said, when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and into a ditch at ...