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We want to help you share your memories with the rest of Eastern Ohio by publishing your favorite photos among the 'Backward Glances' featured in The Times Leader. Photos must be at least 10 years old. Include identification of those pictured and an explanation. If you submit them via U.S. ...

Harmony House celebrates 15 years in Belmont County

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Harmony House is celebrating 15 years of dedicated service to children and families in Belmont County. The St. Clairsville office opened its doors on Aug. 25, 2011. The center has spent the past decade and a half establishing vital community partnerships to protect ...

Added grant funds provide more STEAM education at Bridgeport Elementary

BRIDGEPORT — The fourth graders of Bridgeport Elementary School will be getting an early introduction to science, technology, engineering, art and math thanks to new educational equipment purchased with additional money from the Miller-Daffin grant. Bridgeport Elementary School Principal ...

Food Truck Fridays bring local flavor to Beech Hill Bar

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Beech Hill Bar recently launched its Food Truck Fridays in an effort to support other local Ohio Valley businesses. Manager Megan Zimmerman said she came up with the idea after customers frequently asked why the bar doesn’t serve food. “Everyone kept asking about ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Wednesday — 9:59 p.m., deputies were out at the Circle K parking lot on Noble Street in Bellaire assisting Bellaire Police with a report of a suspicious vehicle. — 9:40 p.m., a caller from Richland Township reported that he struck his roommate over the head with a beer bottle and requested emergency medical service. A deputy responded, took one male into custody and transported him to the Belmont County Jail. — 6:24 p.m., a caller from an address in Pease Township reported that a female came to her house accusing her of stealing earbuds and working at Wheeling Hospital, neither ...