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Fan-favorite dog-friendly national parks

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HIKING IS so much more enjoyable when you can take your four-legged sidekick along. Finding the perfect place to hike with your pup may require a bit more digging, but it’s certainly time well spent. While it may be intuitive to think that all hiking trails allow dogs, that’s not always the case. While most parks allow dogs, they typically have trails specifically designated as dog friendly. In addition, some trails require dogs to be leashed while hiking, while others allow dogs to be off-leash. Another consideration is the dog-friendly trails’ rating. They can range from ...

Historical society plans field trip to Track Rocks

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BARNESVILLE — The Belmont County Historical Society is sponsoring a field trip to the Barnesville petroglyph, known locally as Track Rocks, on July 13. John Boilegh, an anthropologist with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, will lead the tour. Track Rocks is located just a few ...

Museum celebrates Ohio Valley outstanding athletes

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Heritage Museum is celebrating decades of outstanding athletes that hail from the Ohio Valley with a special exhibit called “Ohio Valley Athletic Legends.” The display will highlight recognizable baseball, basketball, football and wrestling legends ...

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Amanda SueEllen Bennett and Matthew Thomas Welsch would like to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Amanda is the alumni director for West Liberty University, and Matthew is the owner of Vagabond Kitchen in downtown Wheeling. Both Amanda and Matthew are alumni from West Liberty University. Amanda with a degree in Business Management and an MBA earned from the Gary E. West College of Business, and Matthew with a degree in Liberal Arts additional to an Associates Degree from Pittsburgh Technical Institute. Together the couple has a 2-year-old son, Owen, and they ...

Belmont Soil and Water to host youth camp

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BELMONT — The Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District will host Camp WILD starting at 9 a.m. July 20-21 at Barkcamp State Park. WILD stands for “wander, investigate, learn and discover.” Samantha Hearn, agriculture and education specialist at Belmont SWCD, said that the ...

Two new plaques on Great Stone Viaduct

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Photo Provided Randall L. Gallagher Memorials of St. Clairsville placed two new plaques on the Great Stone Viaduct in Bellaire. These mark the Veterans Arch and the Italian Americans Arch. The black granite stones with the bronze plaques each designate the arch and list the names of veterans and Italian American families who have contributed to the fundraising. They join the Bellaire High School Alumni Arch, the Business Arch and Friends of the Viaduct Arch. The three remaining arches are the Education, Building America and Memorial arches. People wishing to have their name or a loved ...