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Coroner continues transparency with commissioners

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Coroner Amanda Fisher on Wednesday provided Belmont County Board of Commissioners with a report on the happenings in her department, including requests to purchase items for the office. Fisher said that the board will soon see submissions for a truck and ...

5 fire departments battle house fire in Colerain

COLERAIN – Multiple Belmont County fire departments responded to a house fire on Maple Lane around 10 a.m. Colerain Volunteer Fire Department, Martins Ferry Volunteer Fire Department, Wolfhurst Volunteer Fire Department, Brookside Volunteer Fire Department, Barton Volunteer Fire Department ...

Wintersville native getting close view of Winter Olympics

WINTERSVILLE – While the general population gathers around the television to view the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, Wintersville native Michael Burns is getting a close-up view as he works with the production staff at NBC’s “Today” show. The 2001 Indian Creek High School alum works ...

Faber: Auditors office investigates fraud controls in Ohio

Residents of the Ohio village of Ashley who made their utility payments each month had no way of knowing that some of it was allegedly being stolen by the former utility clerk. According to the Ohio State Auditor’s office, the clerk stole more than $70,000 in utility payments between August ...

NWS not yet expecting flooding from melting snow

WHEELING – With the Ohio Valley’s weather expected to warm up next week, that should lead to much of the snow still piled up around the region melting faster. Yet weather experts aren’t yet expecting any flooding to occur from that melt – even as more snow is forecast for later this ...

Judge stops end of TPS for Ohio Haitians

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has extended Temporary Protected Status for nearly 350,000 Haitians throughout the country, including roughly 13,000 in Springfield, Ohio. The protected status was scheduled to end today, prompting fears the federal government would launch ICE operations in ...