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West Liberty University announces celebrations for Borchers’ inauguration

WEST LIBERTY — West Liberty University will celebrate the inauguration of Tim Borchers as the university’s 38th president with a week of activities April 4-10 surrounding the theme of “Aspirations.” Borchers took office on July 1, 2023, after being selected in a nationwide ...

Former county coroner case continued

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A former Belmont County coroner’s healthcare fraud case has been continued. Dr. Troy Balgo, a doctor of osteopathy who was the owner and operator of Belmont Urgent Care Center’s walk-in clinic in St. Clairsville, was arrested in 2019. Balgo was charged by the U.S. ...

Six-term GOP congressman gets nod for 14th District nomination

U.S. REP. Dave Joyce, seeking his seventh two-year term in the 14th Congressional District position, turned back two challengers in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Joyce of Bainbridge, Ohio, was the overwhelming winner in the Republican primary for the 14th Congressional District seat, ...

St. Patrick’s Day Festivities set around Ohio Valley

WHEELING — St. Patrick’s Day will be a weekend-long celebration this year, with events scheduled throughout the Ohio Valley both Saturday and Sunday celebrating Irish culture. The biggest event will come Saturday at Oglebay Park, when the park’s Shamrock Showdown is in full swing. ...

State resources mobilized to assist those affected by severe weather

COLUMBUS — Three people died and dozens of people were injured in a tornado outbreak that struck Lakeview, Ohio, and other parts of the Midwest late Thursday. In Logan County, northwest of Columbus, about 25 people were treated for mostly broken bones and internal injuries at a hospital in ...