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Dutton updates Belmont Council on road widening project

BELMONT — Belmont County Commissioner J.P. Dutton recently paid a visit to update village officials on a planned road widening project. Dutton attended Belmont Council’s meeting earlier this month and introduced A.J. Smith from Verdantas Consulting, saying that he and Smith were two of five members of the Transportation Improvement District of Belmont County, a board formed under Ohio Revised Code that is working to get funding for certain projects in the county. Dutton listed some projects that they had been involved with including the recent intersection improvement in Bethesda ...

WHEELING — Warwood natives Tim and Jim Nodurft died serving their country in the European Theater during World War II, but their story resonated with those gathered along the streets they once roamed in Wheeling on Friday. The twin brothers were both killed in action in 1944. Pvt. Claude ...

WLU cuts ribbon on Appalachian Aquatic Conservation Center

WHEELING — West Liberty University wants to be the top university in the nation for the study and conservation of crayfish and spotted turtles while attracting additional students to “The Hilltop.” School officials were joined Thursday by many students and supporters for the ribbon ...

Wheeling man arrested in alleged attempt to meet a 14-year-old girl

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Wheeling man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly trying to meet a 14-year-old girl through the internet. That Facebook account the man allegedly interacted with was run by the St. Clairsville Police Department. Gary Spence, 33, was arrested, according to the St. Clairsville Police Department, after he allegedly started talking on Facebook with who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. The department alleges that Spence started with harmless chat with the account, but the conversation became explicit in nature. Spence was allegedly advised by the decoy ...

Oral arguments set in derailment settlement appeal

EAST PALESTINE — Oral arguments in the appeal of last year’s $600 million settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents impacted by the 2023 train derailment related to how the legal fees were determined and distributed will be heard today in Cincinnati’s Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. T. Michael Morgan of Morgan & Morgan — one of the firms that helped broker the deal — appealed the fees portion of the settlement shortly after final approval was granted in September 2024. Morgan initially lauded the settlement but soon took issue with how $180 million in legal fees was ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE At 9 p.m. Tuesday, an officer on a traffic stop of a West Virginia vehicle on National Road in Bridgeport near Big Lots reported that narcotics and two firearms were found. Two males were taken to jail. At 8:16 p.m. Tuesday, several units from the sheriff’s office and units from the Bellaire Police Department assisted Shadyside Police with a report of a breaking and entering at an address on Central Avenue in Shadyside. The house was cleared, according to the report. At 3:13 p.m. Tuesday, a caller from Rock River Road in Jerusalem reported that ...