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Flushing residents to assist with upcoming fireworks display

FLUSHING — Village Council recently approved moving forward with a fireworks display this June. During a meeting held April 10, resident Amanda Lancione addressed council, saying she and her husband were fully insured and licensed professional pyrotechnicians who operate as a 501(c)(3) ...

West Virginians killed on the job in 2024 honored at ceremony

WHEELING — A crowd of around 100 people gathered around the Walter Reuther statue along Heritage Port Monday afternoon to honor the eight workers who died on the job in West Virginia in 2024. The ceremony, hosted by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 2:55 a.m. Friday, a caller reported that he believed a terminated male employee from Days Inn West on Holiday Drive in St. Clairsville was in the parking lot. An officer checked the parking lot, but no vehicles came back to the male in ...

Weekend rubbernecking in Belmont County

Photos provided by Belmont County Tourism Council Ethan Kyer unveils his Eagle Scout project on Saturday during the 2025 Belmont County Heritage Trail Rubberneck Tour on Saturday. He reconstructed a well and pump at the Great Western Schoolhouse, which was a stop on the Ohio National ...

Two escaped flames in Bellaire

BELLAIRE — Two people escaped the flames of house fires that took place Friday evening in Bellaire. The fire started at a house on Washington Street and spread to another house and . Two people were in one of the houses that caught on fire but managed to escape. However, one woman was ...

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Mini-Con planned for May 2-3

BELLAIRE — Railroad history buffs can enjoy a weekend filled with the story of the railroad in Bellaire and across Ohio. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Mini-Con gets underway at 7 p.m. May 2 and resumes at 8 a.m. May 3. Friday evening will feature a reception at the Great Stone Viaduct ...