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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:26 p.m. Monday, officers assisted Bridgeport Police with a traffic stop near Rent a Center on Main Street in Bridgeport. At 11:03 p.m. Monday, a deputy responded to the Belmont County Jail to take a report about an inmate assaulting two corrections officers. Myreik Trevette Fryson of Corrugated Way, Columbus, was already in jail awaiting arraignment on counts of contempt and failure to appear on a theft charge. At 8:20 p.m. Monday, deputies assisted Bridgeport Police on a traffic stop on National Road at the Ohio 7 overpass involving ...

Woman’s club helps area groups

STEUBENVILLE — Monday afternoon was a somber occasion for the Women's Club of Steubenville. When the clock struck noon, it marked a moment in time which many throughout the community might not even have realize had passed. For a dedicated few, it was an instant they will never be able to ...

No action yet taken in complaint against Ohio Sen. Chavez

No action has been taken yet regarding the reported complaint filed by Washington County for Safe Drinking Water against state Sen. Brian Chavez. On Jan. 20, WCSDW reported it filed a 20-page complaint against Chavez, R-Marietta, for the violation of two ethics laws: the use of authority or ...

Rematch set for Indian Creek, Edison Unified Sports

RICHMOND – Edison and Indian Creek will face off in a rematch at their upcoming unified sports basketball game on Thursday. Edison will host its first such event in the school gym in Richmond at 10:30 a.m. where students and players’ family members can view sportsmanship in action. ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE At 11:40 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a report of an intoxicated male fighting with a caller's husband at an address on Fourth Street in Glencoe. One male was taken into custody for obstruction and disorderly conduct. The family did not want to file charges, according to the report. At 10:09 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a report of a son-in-law and mother-in-law in a physical domestic situation at an address on Belmont-Warnock Road in Belmont. The female denied emergency medical service assistance. All parties were separated. No one had any ...

Senate Education Committee begins discussions on school aid formula reform

CHARLESTON - With funding for West Virginia's 55 county school systems in the spotlight, the Senate Education Committee began looking at bills to make reforms to the state's complicated school aid formula. The Senate Education Committee recommended Senate Bill 801, increasing each school ...