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Belmont College’s Trustees Scholarship is saving local graduates thousands

St. Clairsville — Belmont College announced it is now offering the Trustees Scholarship to graduating high school seniors in Jefferson County. During the March 27 Belmont College Board of Trustees meeting, the board voted to extend the Trustees Scholarship to students in Jefferson County. The Trustees Scholarship at Belmont College offers a tuition-only award to students to cover the cost of up to six academic terms after other forms of need-based financial aid have been applied. As local students look forward to their upcoming high school graduation, families may have many ...

Bridgeport podcast studio almost ready for public use

BRIDGEPORT — A new studio for podcasting is being developed in the Ohio Valley, where people will be able to create their own content in a space in Bridgeport. Rich Investment Group, a real estate investment company started three years ago by Eric Richards, is opening a new podcast studio ...

Spring into action on trees

GAHANNA, Ohio — As spring blossoms, many are outside, kickstarting landscaping projects for the year. AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, invites customers to engage in thoughtful planning before planting around power lines. One tree branch making contact with a power line can knock out electricity to hundreds or even thousands of customers, so it’s important to plan before you plant. “Making the commitment to plant a tree is a big commitment. That tree will be enjoyed by neighbors and future generations, so we ask our customers to look up and look around before ...

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BRIDGEPORT MASONIC Blue Lodge 181 is having its annual fish fry every Friday through Lent, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Canadian white fish, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, french fries and onion rings will be served at the lodge at 502 S. Lincoln St., Bridgeport. MARTINS FERRY Knights of Columbus will hold a Lenten fish fry at the council home, 25 N. Fourth St. each Friday of Lent. Hours will be from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. or until the fish is sold out. Eat-in or takeout orders are available. Menu includes Coleman’s fish, onion rings, french fries, cole slaw, pop, water or tea. Call ...

Best Sellers By The Associated Press

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Onyx Storm (deluxe ed.)” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 2. “Broken Country” by Clare Leslie Hall (Simon & Schuster) 3. “Heat of the Everflame” by Penn Cole (Atria) 4. “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 5. “James” by Percival Everett (Doubleday) 6. “The Gate of the Feral Gods” by Matt Dinniman (Ace) 7. “Battle Mountain” by C.J. Box (Putnam) 8. “The Nightingale (deluxe ed.)” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) 9. “The Beijing Betrayal” by Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale) 10. “The God of the Woods” by Liz ...

Deitch delivers twisty thrills with debut novel, ‘Killer Potential’

NEW YORK (AP) — When bestselling psychological thriller writer Paula Hawkins (“The Girl on the Train,” 2015) stamps the cover of your debut novel with “A Thelma & Louise for our times,” your career is off to a fast start. The same goes for the plot pace of Hannah Deitch’s book, “Killer Potential,” which opens at a breakneck clip and doesn’t really slow down for about 200 pages. Evie Gordon is our narrator. She went to “a liberal arts school, stupidly expensive,” and is now working as an SAT tutor in pricey California zip codes. Her first sentence is a gem: “I ...