Nicole Ignacak, left, and Aubrey Everett show off their awards for finishing first and second, respectively, in the Union Local Middle School Spelling Bee on Tuesday afternoon. Both advance to the 2025-26 Belmont County Spelling Bee, scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at the ECO Center on the campus ...

Eli Jefferis, left, and Natalie Showalter finish first and second, respectively, in the Barnesville Middle School Spelling Bee on Tuesday evening. 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 Eastern, ...

WEST LIBERTY — The late Jack Cisney will continue to impact higher education in the Ohio Valley for years to come, with a second large gift that will help business students. The West Liberty University Foundation announced that Cisney, an Ohio Valley educator and longtime higher education ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 10:13 p.m. Monday, an officer on a traffic stop on Crescent Road in St. Clairsville issued a warning to an Ohio motorist for failure to dim headlights. At 9:23 p.m. Monday, a caller from an address on Crescent Road in St. Clairsville reported that ...

WHEELING — West Virginia Northern Community College students got to learn from local business leaders and entrepreneurs about what life and work is like “beyond the books.” The Beyond The Books program was held Wednesday at the school’s B&O Building. The panel of speakers included ...

WHEELING — Bethlehem Apostolic Temple in North Wheeling has been distributing food items and providing Thanksgiving dinners to families for 35 years — but never before have they done so in the aftermath of a government shutdown and patrons faced with losing their regular SNAP ...