WELLSBURG — The principal of Brooke High School is facing two felony charges following the discovery of multiple cameras in girls locker room areas at the school. Eric Michael James, 53, is being held in the West Virginia Northern Regional Jail on $100,000 cash bond, facing charges ...
MARTINS FERRY — The former East Ohio Regional Hospital property went to auction Wednesday. Belmont County Treasurer Katherine Kelich said the property was scheduled for auction, but nobody appeared to bid. The property had a starting bid of just over $2.6 million. Kelich said that due to ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The new Belmont County Health Department building project is set for completion Dec. 28. As construction continues at the facility, the Belmont County Board of Commissioners passed two motions approving amendments regarding the project. The board approved an amendment to ...
MARTINS FERRY — Fox Run CEO Randall Mackendrick was arrested over the weekend on multiple charges, including unlawful sexual contact with a minor. Mackendrick was arrested early Saturday by the North Ridgeville Police Department on charges of importuning, defined as soliciting sexual ...
A northeast Ohio behavioral health agency received $1.2 million in improper Medicaid payments, Ohio’s auditor said. The state wants $1.4 million in repayment, adding interest, from New Destiny Treatment Center in Summit County, Auditor Keith Faber said. New Destiny was paid $11.5 million from Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2023, for substance abuse disorder, mental health and other services, Faber said. “Issues identified in Tuesday’s compliance audit included missing documentation to support reimbursements and instances where treatment plans did not match services that were ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — An area business is looking to help other small businesses get seen. Willow Creek Group LLC founder Blake Porterfield created a web application that provides a free online audit showing how businesses perform online and what people see when they search for those ...
