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The Crossed Paws Animal Shelter adds rainbow bridge

WOODSFIELD — St. Sylvester Central School students dedicated a rainbow bridge Monday afternoon at Crossed Paws Animal Shelter to beloved dogs and cats who have died. The inspiration for the dedication of the rainbow bridge at the Monroe County facility comes from the rainbow bridge in ...

UPDATE: I-70 reopens after Guernsey County crash

Fairview — Interstate 70 westbound has reopened after traffic was backed up for about 10 miles throughout the day and evening Tuesday. An Ohio State Patrol dispatcher confirmed the highway reopened around 9:45 p.m. The accident, which involved a hazardous material spill, occurred near mile ...

Weather no match for St. C. Recreation Department

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Due to expected inclement weather, St. Clairsville Parks and Recreation announced the postponement of Thursday’s Memorial Day Weekend Kickoff. Recreation Director Eric Gay said that due to the forecast calling for thunderstorms, the company that would be performing the ...

Construction begins on Blaine Bridge

BLAINE — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Blaine Bridge Project is officially underway. Beaver Excavating Co., ODOT’s contractor for the work, anticipates that mobilization and work on the bridge will begin in mid-June. With repair and renovation of the Blaine Hill Bridge being ...

Bridgeport PD brings awareness to 988 for Mental Health Month

BRIDGEPORT — May is Mental Health Awareness Month and, in an effort to promote mental health and suicide prevention, the Brideport Police Department is displaying 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline decals on all of its cruisers. Placing the national 988 lifeline decals on Bridgeport Police ...

Kuprowicz gets a sendoff to compete at Spelling Bee

BRIDGEPORT — The Bulldogs gave a grand sendoff to Brett Kuprowicz, who won first place at the Belmont County Spelling Bee on Feb. 13 and will go on to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., from May 27-29. A total of 243 students qualified from across the ...