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Smithfield Township meeting SMITHFIELD — The Smithfield Township Trustees will hold their monthly meeting on Feb. 2 at the Smithfield Township Police Building located on Main Street in Smithfield. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. To be placed on the meeting agenda, please call 740-546-3079. Belmont County cleanups set ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The JB Green Team 2026 Community Cleanups have been set and are open to the residents of Belmont and Jefferson Counties. The first cleanup in Belmont County will be on March 7 at Wheeling Township Garage in Fairpoint. Large household junk items ...

Renovations begin on Oglebay Good Zoo entrance

WHEELING — The entrance of a longtime Ohio Valley attraction is getting a brand new look. Construction is beginning at the entrance of Oglebay Park Resort’s Good Zoo to completely reimagine the zoo’s arrival experience. Oglebay officials anticipate the work to finish by this ...

Tax bills mailed to Belmont County residents

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Treasurer Katherine J. Kelich announced Wednesday that the first-half of 2025 real estate tax and 2026 manufactured home tax bills have been mailed. Property owners not receiving their first-half bills by Feb. 7 should contact the Treasurer’s office at 740-699-2145. The due date for payment is Friday, Feb. 20. A postmark of Feb. 20 is accepted as a timely payment. Under current USPS policy, postmarks are applied at processing centers, so taxpayers mailing close to the due date should request an in-person, hand-stamped postmark at the post office ...

Former assessor sentenced to 2-15 years for embezzlement

MOUNDSVILLE —Marshall County’s former assessor, Eric Buzzard, was sentenced to two consecutive prison sentences totalling two to 15 years for his embezzlement of money from the county’s coffers. The sentence was handed down Wednesday by Marshall County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Cramer. As part of his plea agreement, a third count with a prison term of 1-5 years was suspended and replaced with an order of seven years of probation to be served after the prison term. Cramer also ordered that Buzzard pay $24,752 in restitution to Marshall County and $9,380 in restitution to the ...

Three arrested on drug charges on Diamond Street

MOUNDSVILLE — Two women and a man were arrested on Diamond Street in Moundsville during the execution of a search warrant, said Marshall County Sheriff Mike Dougherty. On Jan. 8 the Marshall County Drug Task Force, in conjunction with the Moundsville Police Department and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team, executed the search warrant at 1619 Diamond St., Moundsville. “This operation was a direct result of ongoing efforts to combat illegal drug activity in our county,” he said. During the search, officers seized about 61 grams of fentanyl and ...

Bellaire VFW donates to volunteer fire department

Photo Provided Bellaire Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 626 of Bellaire donated $1,000 to the Bellaire Volunteer Fire Department. Pictured are, from left, Junior Vice Commander Gerald Bruce; Adjutant Robert Blount; Fire Department representative Al Rogers; VFW Commander Eric Slater; and ...