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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT At 9:54 p.m. Sunday, a caller from Captina Way, Jacobsburg, reported that his neighbor came to his house, punched him in the head and left. Deputies responded, and both parties refused charges. Both were advised to have no contact with each other. At ...

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Trustees to accept grant NEFFS — At noon Thursday, Pultney Township trustees will be meeting for the purpose of accepting an Ohio Public Works grant agreement. Patrol plans OVI sobriety checkpoint ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Tuesday that troopers will ...

Wheeling Heritage gets $750,000 grant

WHEELING — Wheeling Heritage has been awarded a $750,000 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant by the National Park Service to support the preservation of Wheeling’s historic buildings. Previously, Wheeling Heritage received a Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant for the same ...

Two Hospitalized After Ohio County Well Pad Explosion

WHEELING — Two workers were hospitalized after a gas well explosion late Sunday on Cherry Hill Road outside Wheeling. Residents in the area said they were awoken by a “loud boom” and “flames going 30 feet in the air” after a gas tank at the Franz Thoman well pad exploded. The ...

Child 1 of 5 people dead after explosion destroys 3 homes, damages 12 others

PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Five people were found dead after a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said Sunday. Plum Borough Police Chief Lanny Conley said the bodies of four adults and one adolescent were recovered ...

Heritage Music BluesFest returns to Wheeling waterfront this weekend

WHEELING — As setup continues at the waterfront for the 22nd installment of the Heritage Music BluesFest, presented by Yuengling, founder and longtime executive director of the festival Bruce Wheeler teased that this year’s festival will keep the “format the same” but the “talent ...