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Wheeling Twp. to hold public meeting ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The Wheeling Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the township budget on June 29 at 6 p.m. at 71240 Main St., St. Clairsville. The hearing will be held in Fairpoint. The end-of-the-month regular township meeting will immediately follow. JVS Board to meet June 30 BLOOMINGDALE – The Jefferson County Joint Vocational School District Board of Education will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, June 30, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held in the boardroom at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, 1509 ...

Ninth annual Freedom Tree set for Saturday

FLUSHING — The Flushing American Legion Riders’ ninth annual Military Freedom Tree Poker Run is set for Saturday. This year’s poker run will have a new starting and ending location. Riders will meet at the Belmont County Fairgrounds and can begin registering at 9 a.m., with the ride ...

Belmont County joins Stepping Up Initiative to address inmate mental health

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution supporting the Stepping Up Initiative. The initiative is intended to reduce the number of people with mental illness in the Belmont County Jail. The initiative is a partnership between the county, the Belmont ...

U.S. Officials: Iran deal calls for diluting uranium at minimum

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he signed an agreement with Iran Wednesday that U.S. officials say calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waive sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from ...

Ohio Man Accused In UFC White House Attack Plot

CHARLESTON — An alleged plot to attack last Sunday's Ultimate Fighting Championship Freedom 250 event at the White House also targeted several lawmakers, including West Virginia's entire congressional delegation and a member of the House of Delegates. The U.S. Department of Justice ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE — 11:01 p.m. Tuesday, deputies assisted St. Clairsville Police in clearing a rental house on East Main Street in St. Clairsville. Nothing was found, the report stated. — 10:54 p.m. Tuesday, a caller in the parking lot of an address on East Lawn Avenue in St. Clairsville reported having issues with her boyfriend. A deputy assisted St. Clairsville Police on the call. The deputy transported the female to Crescent Road and Barton-Crescent Road, where she got into her boyfriend's vehicle, according to the report. — 8:12 p.m. Tuesday, a caller from an ...