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Council meeting set in Martins Ferry MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry City Council will meet on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the City Building. The meeting is open to the public. Martins Ferry BOE to meet MARTINS FERRY — The Board of Education of the Martins Ferry City School District will be holding a Special Board Meeting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, in the Martins Ferry City School District Administrative Building Board Room. The Special Board Meeting will include an executive session with respect to a public employee, or official’s employment and other matters ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE At 11:04 p.m. Wednesday, an officer on a traffic stop on Commerce Parkway in Bellaire reported that a male jumped out of the vehicle with Ohio plates. A large brick was in the back seat that had been thrown through the window by an identified male, according to the report. At 11 p.m. Wednesday, officers were out with a male who appeared to be under the influence of drugs in the area of Big Lots on National Road in Bridgeport. St. Clairsville Police were called to the scene with a K-9. The male was running, according to the report, which stated he was ...

Bridge Street Middle Hosts ‘Textured Expo’

WHEELING – Some strands were long and some were short and coarse, but the hair cutting went smoothly Wednesday night at the fifth annual Textured Expo. Barbers and beauticians offered their skills and knowledge while set up at Bridge Street Middle School. There was also clothing and free ...

Man Sentenced To 40 Years For Running Fentanyl Ring

WHEELING – A Chicago, Illinois, man was sentenced today for operating a drug distribution organization that transported fentanyl from Chicago to Weirton, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Gerald Henry, also known as “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” age 41, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for the possession and distribution of 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Henry was charged with transporting large quantities of fentanyl to Hancock County to distribute to others for sale. Investigators seized more than 400 grams of fentanyl, a firearm and ammunition from a ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE At 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, officers served a felony warrant at an address in Martins Ferry. A male was taken into custody and taken to jail. At 10:26 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy assisted St. Clairsville Police on a traffic stop on Interstate 70 westbound near the 213 off ramp in St. Clairsville. At 9:05 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported that two males were going through his vehicle at the Bel Capre Apartments in Bellaire. They took off in a red truck with an unknown male driving. Martins Ferry Police stopped the vehicle on North Seventh Street. When the driver ...