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Ferry mother turns to community for help

MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry resident Kendra Kuneff is determined to provide her 14-year-old son Marcus with an Eyegaze wheelchair. Marcus has cerebral palsy with severe spasticity and is unable to move his extremities, making mobility virtually impossible without assistance. According ...

Bridgeport schools welcome new resource officer

BRIDGEPORT — The Bulldogs will welcome a new resource officer next school year. Michelle Anderson will be patrolling the halls this fall, following the retirement of longtime resource officer Harley Johnston. Anderson brings experience to the job, with 27 years in law enforcement starting ...

Man with mask and multiple weapons arrested in St. C.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A man armed with a variety of weapons was arrested as he approached a residence in the city early Friday. St. Clairsville police officers observed a vehicle pull into a private driveway at 12:23 a.m. Friday. The driver then got out and moved from the front to the rear of ...

New playground on track at Bridgeport Schools

BRIDGEPORT — A new playground at Bridgeport Exempted Village School District will welcome students in the fall and serve as a spot for community recreation. Construction on the state-funded education, training, health and community center to be dubbed “the Bridge” will continue through ...

Belmont County detectives help apprehend murder suspects

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Three individuals wanted for their involvement in two separate out-of-state homicides were arrested in the Ohio Valley. On Monday, the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Interdiction Unit and Bellaire Police Department located 42-year-old Devin Roberts of ...

St. C. grad receives Leadership Award

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Waynesburg University recently announced St. Clairsville graduate McKenna Miller as its 2025 Leadership Award recipient. Miller received the annual $20,000 scholarship after several hundred students applied, the university said. The scholarship was awarded as a result of ...