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Health tech blood drive on Oct. 28

BLOOMINGDALE-The health technologies program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School is looking for volunteers to give the gift of life during an upcoming blood drive. The first of three campaigns will be held on Oct. 28 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the health tech lab at the school, which is located at 1509 County Highway 22A in Bloomingdale. Students in the program will conduct registration and canteen services while medical personnel from the American Red Cross will coordinate the collection. Instructor Tammy Sismondo said more than 30 units have been collected in the past and ...

Family Returns To Warwood To Honor Vietnam Veteran

WHEELING — Pfc. Russell Frank McLaughlin answered the call of duty to his country in 1967, and just months later paid the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam. Nearly 58 years later, members of his family returned to the Warwood community they once called home to salute McLaughlin on Monday ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:46 p.m. Monday, an officer on a traffic stop on Interstate 470 west in St. Clairsville issued a warning to a Pennsylvania motorist for a brake light violation. At 11:31 p.m. Monday, a deputy on a traffic stop on 28th Street in Bellaire issued a warning to an Ohio motorist for a turn signal violation and a stop bar violation. At 11:05 p.m. Monday, a deputy on a traffic stop on 37th Street in Bellaire near Noble Street issued a warning to an Ohio motorist for a stop sign violation. At 9:31 p.m. Monday, a deputy on a traffic stop on ...

Parkersburg native named new WSO executive director

WHEELING — A native West Virginian will be the next executive director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. The WSO announced Monday afternoon that Parkersburg native Marc Zyla will take over at the helm of the organization. Zyla replaces Sonja Thoms, who left the WSO in July to become the ...

Jefferson JVS looking to reconnect with alumni

BLOOMINGDALE — The Jefferson County Joint Vocational School is celebrating 50 years of greatness and is reaching out to alumni to reconnect. Plans are in the works to mark the occasion, and organizers are looking to involve past faculty and administrators, but they currently are seeking information from graduates to learn where they are now and where their careers have taken them. Officials are establishing a database and a Google form is available on the school website under the alumni tab. “For half a century, JVS has been preparing students for successful careers and ...

Gas pump catches fire in Bellaire

T-L Photo/GAGE VOTA A fire started at the former Smith Oil gas station as a result of a spark from a construction project on Monday evening. According to Bellaire Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Tim Bell Jr., the fire started from a spark igniting the gas pump during the work. The ...