Volunteer Tom Buckley stands ready to greet visitors to the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing on Monday, which was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Aside from its collections regarding the slave trade of the 18th and 19th centuries, the museum also features a variety of information on ...
DILLES BOTTOM —For some of the nearly 50 people who turned out to view a documentary film screening, the film not only provided a new perspective about how widespread the plastic waste problem is worldwide — but it also validated their concerns about the proposed PTT Global Chemical America ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has reported numerous accidents due to inclement weather conditions over the weekend throughout the Ohio Valley. Due to the poor weather, there was a dozen vehicle accidents on Saturday alone. Sgt. Brian McFarland, of the St. Clairsville Post, ...
BELLAIRE — The East Ohio Regional Water Authority received a visit Monday from James Slevin, president of the Utility Workers Union of America. Slevin, who is new to his position, said he wanted to see the facility, learn about its recent upgrades and visit with the plant’s union workers ...
CADIZ — Ashley Best’s love of music, especially country music, began as a child while he was listening to recordings of his grandfather, Ronald Howell, singing and playing guitar. He never got to know his grandfather well because he died when Best was just 4 years old. But Best got to ...
WHEELING — Ivin B. Lee once served as West Virginia’s first black female police chief, and she said during her lifetime she has learned there are three different types of people. First, there are those who watch things happen. And secondly, there are those who make things happen, ...
MORRISTOWN — When Union Local students returned from their winter holiday, they noticed a change in the middle school library — more space is now devoted to science, technology, engineering and math education. Superintendent Ben Porter thanked middle school Principal Joel Davia for ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — City leaders is preparing for the 2020 census year, and are asking the public to take part. According to recent population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Belmont County has decreased in population since 2017, with an estimated population of 5,012 compared to ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The first series of renovations to a historic schoolhouse in Belmont County is complete. Thanks to “generous donations” from multiple donors, the Great Western Schoolhouse, located on the Ohio University Eastern campus, was able to receive a “facelift.” Schoolmarm ...
WOODSFIELD — The Monroe Theatre is again becoming a center of community life. Monroe Arts Council, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to restoring the theatre, is holding Monroe Has Talent Youth Edition at 7 p.m. March 21 in conjunction with the Woodsfield Kiwanis Club. Mick Schumacher, a county ...
MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry resident and military veteran Terry Wildman recently was recognized for his volunteer work at the Belmont County Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic in St. Clairsville. Wildman, a Vietnam war veteran, said he began volunteering at the clinic about seven ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Starting this year, adopted children and adoptive families in Belmont County will be getting some new backpacks as gifts through the court system. Juvenile and Probate Court Judge Al Davies announced the program last week. “We just started the program. It is offered ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Following the recent news that Macy’s department store will permanently close its doors in March, more stores are set to follow suit in the St. Clairsville area. Pier 1 Imports store, located next to Steak ‘n Shake at the Ohio Valley Plaza, has announced its impending ...
BARNESVILLE — Barnesville Exempted Village Schools Superintendent Angela Hannahs confirmed Friday that Ryan Rosnick, the district’s athletics director, has been placed on administrative leave. The leave, effective Thursday with pay, stems from allegations that became public earlier this ...
BARNESVILLE — A local farmer recently donated more than 300 pounds of ground beef for distribution to five local food banks. The Belmont County Farm Bureau accepted the donation on behalf of the food banks. Jerry Ebbert, president of Belmont County Farm Bureau, said the anonymous donor ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Days after President Donald Trump authorized the death of an Iranian general and said he was sending more soldiers to the Middle East, about 100 protesters stood on a pedestrian bridge over Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive with an illuminated sign that read “No War in ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday — senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of “impartial justice” as jurors, House prosecutors formally reciting the charges and Chief Justice John Roberts ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A man accused of multiple sexually oriented offenses involving children was among several people arraigned Thursday John Gawron, 33, whose last known address was on Markatan Street in Flushing, pleaded innocent to one count of rape, a felony of the first degree, one count ...
BELLAIRE — A village resident is planning to put on a new festival aimed at celebrating the region’s Irish heritage. Cy Yaegel received Bellaire Village Council’s blessing to more forward with his idea to plan the first Irish Festival in the village in May. Yaegel said he has lived in ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — After about an hour of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of innocent Thursday for Gary Edward Anderson-Myers, who had been charged with counts of kidnapping and aggravated burglary. This concluded a three-day trial. Anderson-Myers, 33, of 1731 Guernsey St., ...