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Bellaire council, mayor clear the air in special meeting

BELLAIRE – Bellaire Village Council and Mayor Robert Dodrill held a special meeting Wednesday morning in hopes to not only clear the air among themselves, but to provide transparency to residents. Dodrill announced his resignation from the seat last Thursday, after just three months on the ...

Martins Ferry holds out hope for hospital’s return amid ongoing issues

MARTINS FERRY — City officials say they are not giving up on restoring hospital services at the former East Ohio Regional Hospital site, even as the long-vacant property continues to deteriorate amid thefts, legal disputes and uncertainty over ownership. Leaders expressed a mix of ...

Ohio Valley To Benefit From WVU Medicine Capital Projects

A new community hospital in St. Clairsville and a new cancer center in Weirton are among the hundreds of millions of dollars in capital projects approved Wednesday by the WVU Health System Board of Directors. The two projects will total $76.1 million -- $56 million for the St. Clairsville ...

Gov. DeWine praises Union Local Elementary’s attendance gains

MARTINS FERRY – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine praised Union Local Elementary School during his press conference announcing the launch of Ohio's new Statewide Attendance Dashboard. The new dashboard is a public tool that will provide an unprecedented level of speed and transparency in tracking ...

CFOV Awards $29K In Grants For Food Security

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) has awarded the second round of grants from its Food Security Fund, distributing $29,900 to six nonprofit organizations working to combat hunger and improve access to nutritious food across the Upper Ohio Valley. “Food insecurity continues ...

Police Use Former EORH Building For Training

MARTINS FERRY -- Law enforcement and other first responders from across Belmont County took advantage of a still-empty East Ohio Regional Hospital building on Wednesday to conduct training, according to a dispatcher with the Martins Ferry Police Department. Seeing several police cruisers in the ...