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Report: Ohio housing gap continues to grow

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The National Low Income Housing Coalition, or NLIHC, released its annual report on the affordable housing shortage with Ohio coming in with a shortage of 266,000 affordable and available units. The Gap report found that about half of the state’s renters are paying more than they can ...

High winds lash Ohio Valley

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Strong winds swept through the Ohio Valley on Friday, complicating emergency response efforts, causing multiple brush fires, knocking down trees and power lines, and leaving thousands without electricity across several counties. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued a high wind ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE At 10:54 p.m. Wednesday, units on a traffic stop at U.S. 250 near the underpass in Bridgeport where a motorist drove through town with no headlights, then turned from Main Street to South Lincoln Avenue before running off the roadway and nearly striking a pole. ...

Local Briefs

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Flushing Twp. Cemetery clean-up set Flushing Township's annual cemetery clean-up at Rock Hill Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery and Belmont Ridge Cemetery is set in preparation of mowing season. Any grave blankets, grave pillows or decorations outside of the allowed 1-foot perimeter of the ...

WPHS student athletes educated ‘sextortion’

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WHEELING – A lot of parents, coaches and teachers will tell youths “just stay away from that stuff” when it comes to avoiding trouble and making bad life choices, according to Chris Daugherty, Wheeling Park High School football coach and athletic director. But avoiding the use of drugs ...