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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S Department

At 11:46 p.m. Sunday, units responded to a report of threats being made at Belmont Heights Apartments on Blaine-Chermont Road in Bridgeport. A caller reported that her boyfriend was accusing her of threatening him, but he was threatening her, she said. Units arrived, but the boyfriend left before the complainant called 911. She was advised to call back if he returns. At 6:54 p.m. Sunday, units responded to Barkcamp Park Road in Belmont to assist the Ohio State Highway Patrol for a possible domestic incident. A couple was arguing, according to the report. Parties were separated. Both ...

Flood recovery Q&A session scheduled

The Valley Grove Community Center will host a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday for Triadelphia and Valley Grove residents who may still have questions about flood recovery. Residents of both communities have been able to apply for individual aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA has hosted a disaster recovery center at the Triadelphia Community Center, but that site will close at 5 p.m. Friday. Those seeking aid can still apply until Sept. 22 via DisasterAssistance.gov or via phone at 800-621-3362. The meeting will be a question-and-answer session where ...

WV First Foundation panel hears suggestions on new grant

WHEELING — The West Virginia First Foundation will soon distribute $19.2 million in a new Momentum Initiative Grant, to help organizations throughout the Mountain State combat substance use disorder and promote recovery. On Monday, a regional expert panel listened to Ohio Valley residents’ questions and suggestions about the upcoming opportunity. The groups met Monday morning at the Wheeling headquarters of Catholic Charities West Virginia. On the panel were Northwood Health Systems Director Jeremy Sagun, Susan Harrison, executive director of the CASA for Children, Catholic ...

Man sentenced to life in 37-year-old murder case

WELLSBURG — A judge sentenced a Wellsburg man to life in prison, without chance of parole, after he pleaded guilty to the murder of his father – a death that had been called a suicide 37 years ago. The sentence for James Edward Adams Sr., 63, of Wellsburg, was complicated initially by conflicting testimony from Adams, who first confessed to the crime, then recanted in a psychological evaluation before reaffirming his earlier confession on Monday. Brooke County Prosecuting Attorney Allison Cowden said on Nov. 10, Adams called the Brooke County Emergency 911 Center to state he ...

Fatal crash in Monroe County

A passenger died in a one-vehicle accident in Monroe County at 2:22 a.m. Sunday. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Kregg A. Longwell, 33, of Woodsfield suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Monroe County Coroner. Longwell was sitting in the front passenger seat. The crash involved a 2004 Ford Escape driven by Rylee N. Harrigan, 18, of Graysville, Ohio. Harrigan was traveling south on Township Road 350 when she drove off the right side of the roadway, over an embankment and striking a tree. Harrigan was transported by Antioch EMS to WVU ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

At 11:05 p.m. Wednesday, a sergeant on a traffic stop on the eastbound on ramp from U.S. 40 to Interstate 70 in Richland Township. A warning was issued for defective tail lights, the report indicated. At 5 p.m. Wednesday, a deputy responded to the area of the parking lot outside of Marshall’s at the Ohio Valley Mall in St. Clairsville for a report of a hit-skip accident with property damage only. At 3:29 p.m. Wednesday, a deputy on a traffic stop on Interstate 70 near mile marker 220 in Pease Township issued a warning to a Pennsylvania motorist for an equipment violation. At 1:04 ...