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Inaugural Upstaged talent competition kicks off Thursday

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Upstaged, a new talent competition, is coming to the St. Clairsville Amphitheater. Event organizer Taylore Frasnelly said the competition begins Thursday and will run for 10 weeks, concluding Aug. 6. The competition will be held every Thursday at 7 p.m. Contestant ...

Wheeling to create new task force on homelessness

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WHEELING — Wheeling Mayor Denny Magruder on Tuesday announced the creation of a new task force to address the ongoing problem of homelessness in the city, taking a new approach that balances compassion with accountability. Those being appointed to the task force will represent several ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

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— 3 a.m. Monday, a caller at the Pilot Travel Center on Belmont-Morristown Road in Belmont reported that an intoxicated male was fighting with staff members there. The male then walked down the road. An officer responded. The staff refused medical assistance. The male was detained. No one ...

St. Clairsville water tests show near-undetectable PFAS levels

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Clairsville Service Director Scott Harvey informed City Council that the federal Environmental Protection Agency has again tested the city’s water for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), with results showing levels are nearly undetectable. “They ...

Insanity plea rejected in St. C. bomb threat case

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — An 18-year-old man accused of making multiple bomb threats to businesses around St. Clairsville was found competent to stand trial Monday. Belmont County Common Pleas Judge John Vavra on Monday denied Larry Allen Harvey’s plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Harvey ...