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Slip repairs coming to Willow Grove Road by winter

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County is receiving funds from the Ohio Public Works Commission for a slip repair on Willow Grove Road. The work should be done by winter. Belmont County Engineer Terry Lively said the damage occurred in 2019 but did not become apparent until 2020. “In late 2019 there was a pretty severe flood in the Willow Grove area. There was a lot of damage as a result of that. One of the things that was damaged was the embankment along Willow Grove Road at mile marker 8.82. That embankment failure threatened the stability of the roadway there and we immediately ...

Record delta wave hits kids, raises fear as U.S. schools open

The day before he was supposed to start fourth grade, Francisco Rosales was admitted to a Dallas hospital with COVID-19, struggling to breathe, with dangerously low oxygen levels and an uncertain outcome. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, thought his frightened mother, Yessica Gonzalez. ...

Ohio governor urges vaccinations, mask wearing for schoolchildren

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine strongly urged Tuesday that schoolchildren continue wearing masks in school at least for the beginning of the academic year to avert more drastic coronavirus measures, such as quarantines or a return to online learning. DeWine said the state ...

Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to be offered to certain residents

WOODSFIELD — Local health departments will offer a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to immunocompromised residents in an effort to help further protect those individuals from the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ohio Department of Health announced a recommendation for a third dose of Moderna or Pfizer for immunocompromised individuals who have been fully vaccinated more than 28 days ago. Those who qualify include: ∫ Individuals undergoing active treatment for cancer (solid tumor and hematologic malignancies); ∫ Individuals who have received a ...

Livestock showing returning to St. C. with Belmont County Fair

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Fair was reduced to junior fair events only last year due to the pandemic, but the outpouring of local support made the animal showings and sales so successful they exceeded a “normal” fair year. Now the Livestock Committee is meeting again in ...

COVID mask disputes make for rocky start of school year

The summer surge of the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus made for a disruptive start of the school year in many parts of the country Monday as hundreds of thousands of children returned to classrooms and parents, administrators and governors clashed over whether masks should ...