ST. CLAIRSVILLE — What was supposed to be a sentencing hearing Monday for a man convicted of drug crimes in Belmont County Common Pleas Court could not come to pass — as the man to be sentenced skipped the hearing. A warrant was issued Monday afternoon for 55-year-old James Kempf. He was ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Planning and zoning administrator Tom Murphy asked St. Clairsville City Council on Monday if it was interested in setting some type of guidelines in place for short term rental properties within the city. Murphy said that he personally doesn’t have a preference on the ...

Voters across Ohio will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in local elections across the state. Polls open across the Buckeye State at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m. In Belmont County, there are plenty of offices up for vote on the ballot, but the majority of the races are ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the government to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees ...

(The Center Square) — The nation’s power grid is entering a new era of soaring demand — the full extent of which remains uncertain — and energy leaders warn that investments in new generation, efficiency, and infrastructure must begin now to prevent future shortfalls. U.S. ...