BARNESVILLE — Barnesville Village Council recently voted to accept a gas and oil lease agreement from Gulfport Energy. During its Sept. 8 meeting, Village Solicitor Richard Myser explained that he had reviewed the two bid proposals that had been opened during the Aug. 25 meeting, saying ...

DILLONVALE — Improvement in education, facilities and safety led the Buckeye Local Board of Education’s agenda during the Sept. 15 regular session. Leaders met at the administrative office in Dillonvale, where Superintendent Coy Sudvary shared the latest Ohio State Report Card. Sudvary ...

PALESTINE, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police are investigating a human skull and other remains found over the weekend in Wirt County. Troopers were notified Sunday afternoon that a squirrel hunter discovered a skull off Courtney Ridge Road in Palestine, according to a statement ...

(AP) -- Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of his best-loved characters, died Tuesday at 89. Redford died "at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — An unnamed road connecting South Sugar Street and St. Clair Street will be named after longtime Police Chief Martin J. Kendzora, who is now retired. During St. Clairsville City Council’s meeting Monday, Councilwoman Kristi Lipscomb made a motion to name the road after ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont College announced the return of its Welding Basics Program, a hands-on, seven-week course designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of welding and metal fabrication. The program will run from Sept. 23 through Nov. 6, with classes held 5-8 p.m. Tuesdays, ...