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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Wednesday — 9:22 p.m., a caller from an address on Oak Street in Bethesda reported a bird had gotten into her house. An officer responded and reported there were “negative signs of any bird.” — 8:51 p.m., a caller from West Texas Roadhouse on National Road in St. Clairsville reported a group of men he had been staying with verbally threatened and kidnapped him before dropping him off in the middle of nowhere. Units responded. The caller declined emergency medical services and said he was fine. Nothing physical happened. The issue reportedly began in Wheeling by the library. A ...

Commissioners bringing town hall meeting to Martins Ferry

MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry residents will have an opportunity to hear from Belmont County commissioners and ask questions during an upcoming town hall meeting being held at the Martins Ferry Public Library. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Belmont County ...

Bethlehem Apostolic Temple, community provide back-to-school support

WHEELING — Many students in the Ohio Valley will be ready to head into the new school year with a smile on their faces, thanks to the generosity of the community and the efforts of Bethlehem Apostolic Temple and its partners. Saturday's annual Adopt a Student Giveaway drew a line of ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

THURSDAY 11:02 p.m. — A caller reported a suspicious male walking up and down Moores Run Road in Bellaire. An officer responded but did not locate the individual. 9:18 p.m. — Several officers and units from the Bellaire Police Department served a felony search warrant at an address in Bellaire. Damon Gregory Pernick was taken into custody and booked into the Belmont County Jail on charges of failure to appear regarding no driver's license, possession of methamphetamine, possession of crack cocaine, possession of drugs, trafficking in drugs, illegal manufacturing of drugs, ...

Buckeye Boosters help band start another year

RAYLAND — Parents and other supporters of the Buckeye Local High School Band stepped into the kitchen Sunday to help ensure its members have everything they need to perform for their school and the community at large. The Buckeye Local Band Boosters once again served up chicken dinners to ...

PUCO takes steps to limit data center power cost increase

Ohio power regulators are taking steps they say are designed to protect large electric customers from paying higher rates because of data centers. Under a new order by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, data-enter customers will have to give AEP Ohio, a large power company, notice when they plan to ramp up electricity usage so other large customers don’t see power bills increase because of the increased demand from data centers. “Upon receiving notice, AEP Ohio will procure energy to serve the customer through separate stand-alone auctions or spot-market purchases, with the ...