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Eagle-Eyed Photographer

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A birdwatcher from Colerain, Tammy Holmes, snapped this amazing photo of a Bald Eagle on Barton Road. It was perched on the fence right outside the old WTRF news station Thursday evening around 6 p.m. (Photo provided)

Two officials sentenced for theft of public funds

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A former fiscal officer for the village of New Concord who stole more than $450,000 in taxpayer funds has been sentenced to seven years in prison, according to Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber. The state launched an investigation after a local bank contacted village officials about suspicious ...

Martins Ferry Christian School’s Annual Flower Sale in Progress

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Students at Martins Ferry Christian School are selling flowers for their major school fundraiser. This annual sale is going on now through April 15. See an MFCS student or contact the school office at 740-633-0199 to order. Pictured with the flower sale flier is Jackie Steele (left) and Lena ...

Local Briefs

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Belmont County DD Board St. Clairsville – The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Belmont County Board of Developmental Disabilities will be held Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The Board meets in its offices at 68421 Hammond Road, St. Clairsville, OH. For more information, visit ...

Community efforts building a bridge in Triadelphia

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WHEELING – The Long-Term Disaster Recovery Group has spent nearly $50,000 thus far to start the replacement of a new bridge in the Triadelphia area washed out during June 14, 2025 flooding. The bridge served six families in the Springer Addition, who were left without access to U.S. 40. The ...

Valloric appears for preliminary hearing

Local News

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Shawn Mark Valloric, the Bellaire High School teacher and track coach charged with 10 felony counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, will have his case bound over to the April Grand Jury in Belmont County Common Pleas Court. Valloric, 49, of Bellaire ...