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St. Clairsville council revisits employee pay raises

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – St. Clairsville City Council once again mulled over the possibility of increasing the yearly compensation of city employees. On Monday evening, council had its first reading of an ordinance that would see all non-elected and nonunion employees receive a 3% ...

Bellaire officials seek solution after hydrant failures during fire

BELLAIRE — Village officials are working to address problems with nonfunctioning fire hydrants after a Sunday morning fire destroyed one home and damaged two others on First Street in West Bellaire. When firefighters arrived, there was heavy fire coming from the basement and second story of ...

WVU Medicine talks new cancer center with community leaders

WHEELING – There is plenty of excitement at WVU Medicine surrounding the upcoming WVU Cancer Institute St. Joseph Regional Cancer Complex. Officials said Monday afternoon that dirt would start moving at the complex's future site, the former Ohio Valley Medical Center campus, later this ...

Police Reports

MARTINS FERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT FRIDAY — 6:46 a.m. Officers were out on North 10th Street near Colerain Pike regarding a parking complaint. Officers were unable to contact the vehicle owner; however, a parking citation was issued. — 7:49 a.m. A traffic stop was initiated on North 1st ...

Bellaire fire complicated by lack of working fire hydrants

BELLAIRE -- Firefighters in two different Ohio Valley communities -- Bellaire and Moundsville -- battled major blazes over the weekend. On Sunday in West Bellaire, firefighters battled a fire on First Street that impacted three homes. Bellaire Fire Chief Tim Bell said one home was fully ...

Ohio finds $1M in taxpayer funded childcare overpayments

After a what officials called a random sample review of taxpayer-funded licensed childcare centers in Ohio, a state agency found $1 million in overpayments and has terminated agreements with 10 centers. “Four hundred providers represent a statistically valid sampling of the total number of ...