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Local animal organizations try to nurse abandoned puppies back to health

There are plenty of ill feelings Amy Perez, a board member for The Road Home Animal Project, has after her organization needed to help care for seven Aussie mix puppies left in an abandoned Bellaire house. She's infuriated, angry, heartbroken, disgusted, hurt and confused, among ...

Vivek Ramaswamy defends ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Speaking at a campaign stop in northeast Ohio, he said the advertisement, which features Acton's mother calling her ...

Giving incarcerated fathers a chance at Belmont Correctional Institution

ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- Men incarcerated at the Belmont Correctional Institution are participating in a two-day conference aimed at helping them be better fathers now and when they leave prison.  The second annual Fatherhood Conference, hosted by Passages Connecting Fathers & Families and the ...

Tour highlights the ‘City of Churches’ houses of worship

STEUBENVILLE — When you travel along many streets in the city, it's likely you will come across at least one church. There are so many houses of worship, in fact, that Steubenville has been called the city of churches, many of which were built more than a century ago. That led Flora ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Tuesday At 8:35 p.m., a caller from Shadyside reported that her dad received a call stating that she had been kidnapped, and the father gave out banking information over the phone. The male had already contacted his bank to reverse the charges, according to the report. At 7:43 p.m., a caller from Lafferty reported that a male had been arguing with him and throwing items. The individual had a history of fighting with law enforcement, according to the report. Jimie Lee Stewart was arrested and booked into the Belmont County Jail on a charge of assault. At 7:21 p.m., officers responded ...