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Carbon monoxide sends four people to hospitals

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BOWERSTON – Four people were hospitalized Tuesday due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Bowerston Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Adam Reardon said two people were able to leave the hoe on their own, while two had to be rescued by VFD personnel wearing breathing protection. All four were taken ...

Ohio Valley Photography Club captures Belmont County

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Area residents can look at life in the local area through a different lens on Thursday, when the Ohio Valley Photography Club hosts a reception at the Belmont County Heritage Museum. The photography club is currently doing an exhibition at the Heritage Museum for the ...

Melott remains jailed on $1M bond

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Bellaire man remains jailed in lieu of $1 million bond after he was bound over to a Belmont County grand jury on Tuesday. Brian Alexis Nolin Melott appeared before Belmont County Eastern Division Judge David Trouten for a preliminary hearing. Two police officers ...

Stiff sentence handed down in drug case

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Woodsfield man on Monday received the longest sentence ever handed down in Belmont County for a drug-related crime. Joshua Haslam, 41, of Woodsfield will spend at least 18 years in prison after he was convicted last month of first-degree felony possession of a ...

Board of Health talks future building plans

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Darby Copeland, newly appointed member of the Belmont County Board of Health, officially started his new role Monday after being appointed by the District Advisory Committee to complete Irene Louda’s unexpired term on the board. “It’s an honor to take her place but ...