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Vocational board sets session ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont—Harrison Vocational School District Board of Education will conduct its regular April board meeting at 7 p.m. April 17 at Belmont Career Center, 68090 Hammond Road, St. Clairsville. The public can view the meeting online by accessing a link on the district website, bhccenters.com, or Facebook page. Construction to resume on I—470 BELLAIRE — An interstate 470 overhead bridge repair project at Belmont County Road 214 (High Ridge Road) will resume Monday. The contractor will be painting the bridge over the next several ...

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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 1:21 a.m. Thursday, a deputy checked a suspicious vehicle with West Virginia plates in front of WesBanco bank on East Spring Street in Bethesda. The officer spoke with the driver, who worked there cleaning the bank. At 12:57 a.m. Thursday, a caller advised she heard arguing at her neighbors’ at an address on South Main Street in Bethesda. A deputy responded and checked two lots in the area but did not locate anyone arguing. At 11:47 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to an address on Water Tower Road in Belmont to investigate a report ...

High wind warning in effect across region

EASTERN OHIO could be in for another windy weekend, with the possibility that those winds could lead to more downed trees and power outages. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued a high wind warning for the region, from Eastern Ohio to West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle and into western Pennsylvania. That warning will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 1. According to the NWS, southwest winds of 20 to 35 mph are expected, with gusts reaching as high as 60 mph. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines and, according to the NWS, widespread ...

Belmont commissioners mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month

T-L Photo/ROBERT A. DEFRANK ABOVE: Belmont County commissioners recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month on Wednesday and hear an update on activities by the Tri-County Help Center. Staff reported an increase in sexual assault survivors, with 64 in 2022 in Belmont, Harrison and ...

How physical activity can help in the fight against breast cancer

Breast cancer is a complex disease that affects millions of women across the globe each year. Though the American Cancer Society reports that only about 4 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are under age 40, women of all ages can take steps to protect themselves against this deadly disease. Exercise benefits women in myriad ways, and that includes lowering their risk for breast cancer. The ACS notes that researchers are increasingly linking exercise to a reduced risk for breast cancer. Though the reasons behind that link remain unclear, some theorize ...