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Sentencing continued for former Belmont County coroner Balgo

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — It remains unclear when former Belmont County coroner Troy Balgo will be sentenced for committing healthcare fraud, and he is now seeking to serve his time under house arrest. Balgo was scheduled to be sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ...

Palace of Gold’s Festival of Colors returns Sept. 14

NEW VRINDABAN — The Festival of Colors is returning to Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold following a one-year hiatus. The festival is slated from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Palace of Gold, 3759 McCreary’s Ridge Road, Moundsville. After announcing in 2023 that that year’s edition ...

Shadyside accepting bids for police cruiser

SHADYSIDE — Village Council passed an ordinance to begin accepting bids for a 2014 Dodge Charger police cruiser owned by the village during its regularly scheduled Monday evening meeting. Bids are open for the next two weeks with the highest bidder being awarded the car. Council member ...

Orphan well explosion injures six people Monday morning

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — An explosion at an orphan well site in Independence Township, Washington County, injured six people Monday morning, most of them critically, according to local officials. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said its Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management sent ...

Harrison schools mourn student who died in crash

CADIZ — The school year started on a somber note Monday in the Harrison Hills City School District, where students and staff are mourning the loss of seventh-grader Ana Zarkovic. The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced that it was investigating a crash that claimed the life of a 12-year-old ...