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Belmont County 4-H plans to host open house

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County 4-H is hosting its inaugural open house meeting, hoping to educate residents unfamiliar with the organization. 4-H Program Assistant Sarah Galavich said that the open house will be held from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Ohio State University Extension ...

Belmont County Prosecutor asks for St.C. council’s support

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Prosecutor Kevin Flanagan took to St. Clairsville City Council to ask for its support. Flanagan recently announced his candidacy to be the next Belmont County Court of Common Pleas Judge. On Tuesday evening, Flanagan informed council that he would be running ...

Martins Ferry targets crime, code violations

MARTINS FERRY — City officials say Martins Ferry is working to clean up the community in more ways than one, with crime enforcement and sanitation concerns taking center stage at Wednesday’s council meeting. Police Chief Vince West discussed a recent drug raid at 512 Clinton St. that ...

3D mammography now available at WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital

CADIZ – WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital is now offering the Hologic 3Dimensions Mammography System with Genius AI Detection. Utilizing advanced breast 3D mammography technology, the system creates a three-dimensional image of the breast structure, which enables radiologists to more ...

Ash Wednesday Service

Father Thomas Chillog, pastor at St. Mary’s Church in St. Clairsville, provides ashes to church attendees during its Ash Wednesday service. (T-L Photo/GAGE VOTA)

Groups skeptical of proposed child care fraud legislation

Policy experts are sounding off about proposed legislation heard by the Ohio House Children and Human Services committee recetly to address potential fraud in the child care sector. The Republican-introduced would establish rules for surveillance of child care facilities and expand state ...