ST. CLAIRSVILLE — David Trouten, clerk of courts for Belmont County, released the report of his office’s activities for June.

The Title Office in Bellaire remains closed while repairs are done to the building after fire damage.

“The staff in the St. Clairsville Office is doing a tremendous job in handling the overflow of work coming from the Bellaire office,” Trouten said. “Of course we look forward to reopening the office to continue serving the riverfront.”

Trouten also commended his staff in the Legal Department.

“About a week ago,” he related, “a batch of mailings for jury duty went out without return envelopes. It was an oversight on the part of a different office than the clerk of courts, but because it affected those potential jurors whom we oversee, our staff jumped on the problem as soon as it was known. On a Friday afternoon, in less than two hours of the problem being discovered, the envelopes had been sent out to those who had not received them. The whole staff came together to plan a solution, create new mailers, label them and get them in the mail on time,” Trouten said. “I couldn’t be more proud of the entire staff. Everyone went above and beyond to make sure the citizens of Belmont County were properly served.”

The clerk of courts administers all legal documents of the Common Pleas Court, including the calling of jurors for trials, and also administers the title department in the county.

The monthly report is as follows:

Clerk’s Fee: $61,575.43

Interest Fees: $423.28

∫ Title Office

Total vehicle and watercraft titles: 2,904 titles

St. Clairsville office : 2,970 titles

All purpose vehicle, 53; Buses, 1; Manufactured Homes, 13; Motorcycle, 159; Motor Home, 9.

New cars, 271; New pick-up trucks, 111; New trucks, 16; Outboard Motors, 27; Off-road motorcycles, 16; Trailers 22; Travel trailers, 74; Used cars, 1,564; Used pick-up trucks, 462; Used trucks, 56; Vans, 32; and Boats including inboard motors, 84.

∫ Legal Department

New Cases filed — 40 domestic relations, 28 civils, 22 criminals, 32 certificates of judgments, 98 state tax liens, 8 court of appeals.

The St. Clairsville title office number is 740-695-5406 or 740-695-5407.