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Maple Heights mayor to run for Ohio auditor

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Ohio Democrats have finally filled their statewide ticket with Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell saying she will run for auditor. Blackwell said she is running for auditor “to make Ohio a safe and affordable place to live for working families across the state. For too long, our state ...

Austin Master must pay more than $34m to the state of Ohio

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Martins Ferry company must pay more than $34 million in penalties to the state of Ohio for storing a potentially dangerous overabundance of oil and gas waste on their property while profiting financially. Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge John Vavra has ruled that ...

Developer seeks help developing Bellaire’s Rose Hill area

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Bellaire native Donn Sinclair now lives and works in North Carolina, and he has started a project to welcome people into new homes in Ohio. Sinclair works in real estate and financial planning in Rock Hill, North Carolina. On Wednesday, he spoke of his plan to revitalize ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners

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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:48 p.m. Monday, a caller from an address on Bailey Road in Barnesville reported that people dressed in all black were knocking on his door before taking off on foot. The caller said he believed they were sitting in a car by a pond on his property. ...

Body found in Ohio River identified

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WHEELING — The Wheeling Police Department announced Wednesday the identity of the body found in the Ohio River last week. According to the WPD, the West Virginia Medical Examiner has determined that George Zachary Lekanudos, 37, of Wheeling was found along the shoreline of the Ohio River on ...