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ODOT announces Blaine Hill Bridge will open both lanes on July 1

BLAINE — The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced both lanes of the historic Blaine Hill Bridge will reopen to traffic July 1. On Wednesday, Ohio Department of Transportation District 11 Public Information Officer Lauren Borell announced on social media that the bridge officially ...

Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club mourn loss of Ron ‘Click’ Shaw

MARTINS FERRY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released a statement informing the public that Grim Reaper Motorcycle Club member Ron “Click” Shaw died Wednesday after being severely injured in a motorcycle accident on Ohio 7 Saturday evening. Shaw was on a club ride with his wife, ...

‘Taking a seat’ on recycling efforts

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — JB Green Team donated a bench made completely from recycled materials to the Belmont County Courthouse on Wednesday morning. JB Green Team Belmont County Coordinator Mark McVey said the bench was donated to recognize the Belmont County Board of Commissioners for its support ...

Hitting home runs for the community

A successful business community is much like a baseball team, Roberto Clemente Jr. told the hundreds at Wheeling Park's White Palace on Wednesday afternoon. A baseball team has its superstars -- its home-run hitters and fireball ace pitchers -- but there are so many people who's talents and ...

Martins Ferry weighs costly building repairs amid tight city finances

MARTINS FERRY — Discussion over whether the city should raise service rates to help pull several departments out of the red shifted back to a larger, more expensive question: what to do with the city’s aging municipal building and how to pay for it. Officials said the answer ultimately ...

Free summer meals for children available in Belmont County starting in June

Belmont County children will once again be able to get nutritious meals for free throughout the summer, as the Community Action Commission of Belmont County is once again participating in the United States Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program. The program, which is found in ...