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Where help meets hope: Baby box blessed in Wheeling

WHEELING – Community leaders gathered at the Wheeling Fire Department headquarters on Wednesday for the blessing of the new Safe Haven Baby Box in East Wheeling. If a new mother makes the difficult decision that she cannot properly care for her baby, the box offers a safe, anonymous and ...

Belmont County bomb threat suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The 18-year-old accused of calling in bomb threats to several Belmont County businesses pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Monday. Larry Allen Harvey faces five counts of a third-degree felony, terroristic threats, and four counts of a fourth-degree felony, inducing ...

ST. C council updates ordinance from 1990s

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – City council updated an ordinance allowing businesses in the historic downtown to display hanging signs during its meeting Monday evening. Council members Kristi Lipscomb, Audrey Brahler and planning and zoning administrator Tom Murphy have spent the past 14 months working ...

YWCA Wheeling to again host STEM camp for girls

WHEELING – The YWCA Wheeling is hoping to cultivate an interest in science among young girls this summer with a series of activities about animal science, the environment and hydroponics. The learning will launch into simulated space exploration, and even give participants an opportunity ...

Police Reports

At 11:52 p.m. Sunday, a caller from an address on Hope Chapel Road in Bellaire reported that he believed someone was in his house while he was at work. An officer responded but did not locate anything suspicious. At 10:54 p.m. Sunday, a caller from Sheetz on Addie Way in St. Clairsville reported that a male had been beating on his window and trying to get into his vehicle. The male left, but the caller wanted to see a deputy. A deputy responded and took information for a report. The nature of the incident was listed as threats or harassment. At 10:52 p.m. Sunday, units responded to a ...

Longtime Bellaire teacher, coach arraigned on pandering charges

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Longtime Bellaire track coach and teacher Shawn Valloric was arraigned in Belmont County Common Pleas Court on Monday afternoon on 52 counts of pandering sexually oriented matters involving a minor or impaired person which are second-degree felonies. “The first 14 are ...