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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Nov. 12

Monday At 10:51p.m., a manager at Walmart in the Ohio Valley Plaza, St. Clairsville, reported that a female stole a $65 flashlight and was trying to place it where her headlight was missing on a vehicle with Florida plates. Units responded and took information for a shoplifting report. At 8:40 p.m., a complainant from an address in Barnesville called about motorists flying up and down an alley. An officer responded, but nothing was found. At 8:24 p.m., a caller at Taco Bell on Valley Frontage Road in St. Clairsville reported that his order took 45 minutes, was wrong and now the lobby ...

14th annual Military Freedom Tree donation drive begins

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Robert Thomas chose Veterans Day to kick off the 14th annual Military Freedom Tree donation drive at Thomas Auto Centers in St. Clairsville. The Freedom Tree benefits families of veterans in the Ohio Valley during the holiday season. It was founded in 2012 by Robert ...

Lt. Gilbert welcomed back to Steubenville after 75 years

STEUBENVILLE — First Lt. Raymond Banker Gilbert returned to his hometown Tuesday afternoon, met with a hero's welcome and greeted by residents from across the Tri-State Area. It was a homecoming that happened after 75 years. Gilbert died on Jan. 31, 1951, in a Korean prisoner of war ...