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SATURDAY MARKET AT THE PIKE — The Pike 40 in Morristown hosts a farmers market every Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon beginning April 4 and continuing through the season. BACKWOODS BASH FESTIVAL — SlapNasty Entertainment will host the Backwoods Bash May 29-31 at Holistic Acres Event Center in ...

Lawmakers push equal rules for private schools

A group of bipartisan lawmakers in Ohio want private schools that receive public taxpayer dollars to follow the same rules and academic accountability as the state’s public schools. While the proposed legislation would not force those private schools with students who receive school vouchers ...

Belmont County’s new health hub takes shape

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Health Department construction project is on schedule for a fall completion. The new building will combine the county’s health department, coroner’s office and records departments. Belmont County Commissioner J.P. Dutton said Grae-Con Construction is ...

Grant opens new chapter for St. Mary’s library

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Mary’s Central School will receive $5,000 from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. The foundation awarded more than $1 million in library grants this year, with St. Mary’s being one of 220 schools from 38 states. The Laura Bush Foundation for ...

Police Reports

Belont County Sheriff's Office — 11:39 p.m. Tuesday, the Kent Police Department requested a welfare check on a male who was potentially in a mental health crisis. Officials went to an address on National Road in Belmont where his phone was pinging. The area was checked, but officers did not ...