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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 10:57 p.m. Wednesday, an officer was out with a suspicious male on Neffs Road near the Dollar General on Pike Street. One male was detained and taken to jail. Brian Gregory Jeffers was booked into the Belmont County Jail on a charge of failure to appear. At 9:28 p.m. Wednesday, officers on a traffic stop on Brand Avenue in Bridgeport reported that a K-9 gave a positive indication on the driver’s side of a vehicle. Three people were detained. A female voluntarily removed meth and paraphernalia from her private area, according to the ...

Steubenville schools taking Team Tressel Challenge

STEUBENVILLE — Elementary students in Steubenville City Schools are jumping on the bandwagon to take the Governor’s Healthy Ohio Team Tressel Fitness Challenge. Wells Academy and East Garfield Elementary School are joining thousands of kids in grades 4-8 across Ohio to improve their ...

Martins Ferry announces homecoming court

Photo courtesy of Evert Briggs Martins Ferry celebrates its homecoming this weekend. Pictured from left are Freshman Attendant Payton Guthrie, Sophomore Attendant Jaylin Donahue, Junior Attendant Ella Mamone; queen candidates Lexi Carte, Lakyn Call, Kendyl Brandon, Destani Hanket, Kamryn ...

Bridgeport High School to crown homecoming queen Friday

Photo Provided Bridgeport High School will celebrate homecoming this weekend. The parade starts at 6 p.m. Friday with lineup at 5:30 p.m. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. vs. the Valley Lumberjacks in Bill Jobko Stadium at Perkins Field with the queen being crowned at halftime. The dance ...

Heating assistance available

MARIETTA, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Development, Buckeye Hills Regional Council and Southeast Ohio’s Community Action Agencies want to remind older Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. Applied directly to the customer’s utility or bulk fuel bill, the benefit can help manage heating costs. Older Ohioans can go to their local Area Agency on Aging office for help with assembling the required documents and completing their HEAP application. They can also visit energyhelp.ohio.gov to apply online or to download a copy of the application. To ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, a complainant from Overlook Court in Bellaire came to the station to report a Walmart account and several other accounts had been hacked. Credit cards were used. Her daughter’s credit cards were attached to her account, and they were used, as well. A deputy took a written statement and information for a theft report. At 10:03 a.m. Wednesday, a sergeant on a traffic stop on McClainsville Road in Neffs issued a warning to an Ohio motorist for improper passing. At 8:58 a.m. Wednesday, a deputy responded to an address ...