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Capito: Bipartisan talks occurring as government shutdown enters week five

CHARLESTON — The federal government is entering yet another week shut down amidst disagreements between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate, though West Virginia’s senior senator sees some light at the end of the tunnel. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., held a conference call Thursday morning to update reporters on the latest in negotiations on Capitol Hill to reopen the federal government, which has been shut down for the last 31 days. “I’ve said repeatedly…that (a government shutdown is) the road to nowhere,” Capito said. “It’s actually more miserable ...

Belmont County trick or treat times

Below are the updated trick-or-treat days and times for Belmont County. Some days and times have been rescheduled in recent days due to inclement weather forecasts. ∫ Adena: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Bannock: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Barnesville: 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 31 downtown ∫ Bellaire: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Bridgeport: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 parade begins at 5 p.m. at Marion and Bennett streets, ends at Council Street ∫ Dillonvale: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Glencoe: 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Hopedale: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Jewett: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 1 ∫ ...

Wheeling firefighters hope date of solemn ceremony never changes

WHEELING — Members of the Wheeling Fire Department gathered at Heritage Port on Wednesday to remember city firefighters who over the years have lost their lives in the line of duty. The annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony took place once again on Oct. 29 — and members of the ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

At 9:49 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to an address on National Road in Bridgeport for a report of a vehicle lockout with a dog inside. The vehicle was opened, and units cleared. At 8:20 p.m. Sunday, a report was received from satellite relay indicating a distress signal from an iPhone with a pre-set GPS location. Units responded to an address on Tomlinson Run Road in Jacobsburg. Units on the scene advised that the house was no longer there. They spoke with a neighbor, who advised that all was well. At 3:23 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported that the bottom of an ATM machine at the ...

Jefferson County JVS holds blood drive

BLOOMINGDALE — Students and the community turned out for the first of three blood drives at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School in a bid to help save lives. More than three dozen units were collected throughout the day Tuesday and the campaign was led by the school’s health ...

‘Wreaths Across America’ campaign seeking sponsors

WHEELING – Once again, the Fort Henry Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is participating in the Wreaths Across America campaign, and local sponsors are being sought to purchase wreaths that will be placed in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The origin of Wreaths Across America dates back over 28 years, when Merrill Worcester, the owner of a nursery located in Harrington, Maine, had an overabundance of Christmas wreaths and nothing to do with them. Remembering a trip he had taken as a paperboy to Arlington National Cemetery in ...