ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As trial for alleged double murderer Andrew Isaac Griffin looms closer, Common Pleas Judge Chris Berhalter is looking to accommodate both the victims’ and Griffin’s families. Griffin appeared in Belmont County Common Pleas Court Friday morning. Griffin is accused of ...
BLOOMINGDALE — Jefferson County Joint Vocational School is literally building opportunities with a planned upgrade to benefit at least two of its labs. School board members took official action recently and approved an estimated $392,000 bid from BK General Contracting LLC of Canonsburg, Pa., to complete the work by this fall. Superintendent Ted Gorman said the project entails dividing the current computer networking lab into two areas to make space for training licensed practical nurses (LPNs). “We are excited to move forward with the LPN and computer networking renovation at ...
Photo provided Seven outstanding students from Buckeye Local High School received $1,000 scholarships from the Mt. Pleasant High School Alumni Association. Pictured are, from left, Hannah Langsdorf, Hudson Matthews, Brooke Kovalski, Robert Call, Kirsten Morgan, Kamden Kinyo and Hailey ...
SMITHFIELD — Working to make sure it provides amenities that can be used by everyone is one of the biggest goals of the Friendship Park board. The board took another big step in those efforts earlier this month when finishing touches were put on the adaptive fishing pier at Friendship ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Motorists traveling through Belmont County and surrounding areas will encounter a mix of lane restrictions, ramp closures and detours as multiple Ohio Department of Transportation projects continue through the summer and into the fall. Several of the largest projects are concentrated along Interstate 70 and Interstate 470, while resurfacing, bridge repairs and culvert replacements also will affect state Route and U.S. Route highways throughout Belmont, Harrison and Jefferson counties. Among the largest long-term projects is the ongoing reconstruction of the ...
FOLLANSBEE — A parade and 5K race are in the works as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Garibaldi Lodge. The Giuseppe Garibaldi Lodge was incorporated in October 1926 in Follansbee as a fellowship and service organization for the community’s Italian residents and their descendants. Among its local activities was the organization of an annual celebration held the first weekend of August for 60 years until 2004. Such a celebration is returning this year in honor of the lodge’s 100 years of service. Planned for July 31 and Aug. 1, the event will include a ...
