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UL BOE to meet Aug. 20 BELMONT — The Union Local School District Board of Education will hold its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. The meeting will take place in the High School Learning Center. Martins Ferry council to meet Flushing Township announces meeting schedule FLUSHING — Flushing Township trustees will hold regular meetings at 7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month in 2026 at the Flushing Township Garage. If a meeting date is rescheduled, the public will be notified. Mental Health and Recovery Board report available ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The ...

Ohio Valley Welcomes Back Heritage Music BluesFest

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WHEELING - Heritage Music BluesFest kicked off on Friday night at Heritage Port in Wheeling, bringing three days of live music to the waterfront. This is the 25th year for the annual festival and the inaugural venture under its new ownership of Waterfront Hall. Photos by Eric Ayres.

Jacobsburg man arrested on rape charge

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JACOBSBURG – A Jacobsburg man was arrested Wednesday on a rape charge, and the Belmont County Sheriff's Office is seeking more information from the public in the case. Trenton Heath, 20, was taken into custody on Wednesday following an investigation into an incident and charged with rape, a ...

WVU Medicine To Bring Outpatient Clinic To The Highlands

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TRIADELPHIA – WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital is cramped for space, and hospital officials announced Friday plans to bring additional and more easily accessible health care services locally by opening an outpatient clinic at The Highlands in Ohio County. The announcement came Friday morning ...

Academy Sports + Outdoors celebrates grand opening

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Customers didn’t let the rain deter them from Academy Sports + Outdoors' grand opening on Friday morning. At 7:45 a.m. customers lined the sidewalk to get their first look at the Ohio Valley Mall’s newest store. As the first 150 customers walked into the store they ...