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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

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— 11:23 p.m. Tuesday, a caller from Pine Lake Trailer Court on National Road in Morristown reported that a male was texting her, violating a temporary protection order. Officers responded and reported that the text messages were not threatening in nature. This was an issue between a landlord and tenant. — 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy responded to Aldi’s on Addie Way in St. Clairsville for a report of people throwing items into a dumpster fire. One male was taken into custody and transported to jail. Joseph Anthony Ritchie was booked into the Belmont County Jail on charges of ...

Fatal motorcycle crash in Belmont County

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A juvenile male from the Dayton area was killed Saturday in a motorcycle crash on County Road 214 near County Road 30, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers said the teen was traveling west on County Road 214 on a Kawasaki ZX6R when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve. The motorcycle struck a guardrail before colliding with a tree. The rider sustained fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead. Belmont County Coroner Amanda Fisher said the victim's identity will not be released because he was under the age of 18. The Ohio State Highway ...

Legacy of WWII bombardier lives on in Warwood

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WHEELING — More than 80 years after being killed in action during a bombing mission over Germany in World War II, 2nd Lt. William E. Neuman’s community and a new generation of family members gathered in his home neighborhood of Warwood to salute his life and service to his ...