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Ohio Valley Welcomes Back Heritage Music BluesFest

WHEELING - Heritage Music BluesFest kicked off on Friday night at Heritage Port in Wheeling, bringing three days of live music to the waterfront. This is the 25th year for the annual festival and the inaugural venture under its new ownership of Waterfront Hall. Photos by Eric Ayres.

Wheeling Police Department K-9 Officer Zero retires

WHEELING — After more than five years of sniffing out illegal drugs, apprehending suspects and checking buildings, Wheeling Police Department K-9 Officer Zero gets to sleep in today and every day afterward, now that he is retired from duty. Zero’s official retirement was celebrated ...

Two candidates seek to replace outgoing mayor in Bethesda

BETHESDA — Former mayor Robert Flanagan hopes to return to the seat he held from 2000-03. Candidate Linda Reeves, a former village council member, also is on the ballot in the mayor’s race. The Times Leader contacted Reeves multiple times by phone and through messages on social media. ...

Shadyside Sharing Tree brings merry Christmas to kids

SHADYSIDE — The annual Sharing Tree program is starting up again to provide gifts for area children who attend the Shadyside Local School District. Donations should be in by Nov. 10 if possible, but they will be accepted later. Councilwoman Melanie Haswell organizes the effort, which was ...

Spaghetti dinner held

Photo Provided The Grace Presbyterian Church will hold an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner Sunday, April 23, from noon-5 p.m. at the church’s fellowship hall on 4th and Hanover streets in Martins Ferry. A huge chance auction also is on the schedule. Dinner includes spaghetti, salad, bread, ...

Commerce recognizes 55th annual fair housing month

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the housing market becomes more active this spring, the Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing encourages first-time homebuyers to become acquainted with federal and state fair housing laws. “Fair Housing Month is a great opportunity to remind buyers that are new to the real estate process that the more you know, the easier it will be,” said REPL Superintendent Daphne Hawk. First-time homebuyers accounted for 35% of market activity in Ohio last year, according to a study Ohio REALTORS conducted in partnership with the Division. Ohio and federal ...