TRIADELPHIA — Shoppers at The Highlands braved frigid temperatures while waiting for stores like Target, Bass Pro Shops, Menards and more to open their doors on Black Friday morning. At Target, hundreds of people bundled in heavy coats, hats, gloves and even blankets lined the front of the ...

(The Center Square) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine can help first responders this holiday season, while tightening the reins on college name, image and likeness. House Bill 184, recently passed by the House after being amended and passed by the Senate, started as an NIL bill but now includes ...

Elementary School Principal’s List 4th Grade: Bryson Bethel, Asher Clift, Casen Duncan, Arabella Kartman, Layne Lewis, Kyle Milhoan, Jesse Wells, Raelyn Wright, Colton Young, Evelyn Zapp 5th Grade: Alaina Bailey, Tyler Bailey, Gracie Bugay, Alliona Cornelius, Brylee Crosby, Haylie ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 5:44 p.m. Monday, officers responded to the Bridgeport Police Department for a report of an unruly juvenile. The juvenile was picked up by a family member, according to the report. At 1:40 p.m. Monday, a deputy on a traffic stop on Interstate 70 ...

Pictured left to right are Martins Ferry Middle School spelling bee winners Joseph Kurtley, who came in second place and Declan Gwennap, who finished first. Both advance to the 2025-26 Belmont County Spelling Bee, scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at the ECO Center on the campus of Ohio University ...

STEUBENVILLE — The chair of the state Senate’s housing committee was in Steubenville Monday to urge council to get ahead of its housing crisis. Sen. Michelle Reynolds, R-Canal Winchester, said Urban Mission closing its emergency shelters was a blow to the community. “(It closed) ...