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Belmont County Sheriff's Office At 10:47 p.m. Monday, a caller from the West Texas Roadhouse on National Road in St. Clairsville reported that a truck with Pennsylvania plates had been running for approximately two hours in the front lot. Officers responded and reported that the driver had been taking a nap between jobs at well pads. At 10:41 p.m. Monday, units on a traffic stop on 32nd Street in Bellaire issued a verbal warning to an Ohio motorist for a stop sign violation. At 10:21 p.m. Monday, officers on a traffic stop on 41st Street in Bellaire were granted consent to search a ...

JCESC Family Support Specialist makes 1,000th home visit

STEUBENVILLE – Families in crisis are learning they have a valuable advocate in the Jefferson County Educational Service Center Family Support Specialist program, now marking it’s 1000th home visit. Family Support Specialist Mary Kakascik said the grant-funded program has snowballed since ...

St. Clairsville woman dances her way to 103 years old

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Ann O’Donnell spent her 103rd birthday by dancing the day away. O’Donnell, a resident at Senior Suites at St. Clair Commons, spent Wednesday afternoon celebrating with family, friends, staff, and other suite residents in the building’s dining room. O’Donnell was ...

Barnesville North water line extension project progresses

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The Belmont County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved a memorandum of agreement that represented the next steps in the Barnesville North water line extension project in Kirkwood Township. The memorandum adopts the environmental review record for the project, a ...

Lafferty Moose Lodge to host Union Local fundraiser

LAFFERTY – Those looking for dinner Saturday can find one at the Lafferty Moose Lodge and help Union Local's athletic department at the same time. A chicken dinner fundraiser for UL athletics is slated for noon-4 p.m. Saturday at the Lafferty Moose Lodge 1462. Lodge Administrator Marsha ...

Going with the flow but with a plan

STEUBENVILLE — Bringing communities along the Ohio River together to tap into the development potential of the waterway is a key objective of the Ohio River Commission. “It's about collaboration and getting everyone together to understand that the Ohio River Commission is here, and we're ...