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Hicks makes history as first woman OVAC lead referee

WHEELING — Gina Hicks is all about playing by the rules, whether it’s on a basketball court, a football field or in a judicial courtroom. The Buckeye Local graduate is in her third year of officiating high school football. She will make history tonight as the first female to lead a ...

Painting donation intended to offer hope to patients

STEUBENVILLE — After the Rev. Drake McCalister of Holy Family Catholic Church performed a blessing Thursday on a painting in the chapel of Trinity Medical Center West with a unique history, a woman involved with its donation predicted it will offer hope to patients and families who come there ...

1 killed and 2 injured in crash in Shadyside

SHADYSIDE — One person was killed and two more were injured when a motorcycle and pickup truck crashed Wednesday night in Shadyside, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. According to OSHP, 21-year-old Aidan B. Frazier was killed when his 2025 Kawasaki motorcycle collided with a 1994 ...

New Belmont County Rescue Task Force receives $75K grant

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The new Belmont County Rescue Task Force received a $75,000 grant from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. The grant will go toward a trailer, equipment, supplies, tents, etc., for the newly formed task force and will be stored by the Cumberland Trail Fire District. ...