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Steubenville’s Mount Calvary Opens Walking Path

STEUBENVILLE — People who enjoy walking have for years looked to cemeteries as peaceful settings where they can relax and enjoy being outdoors. Now, a devotional path that has been established at Mount Calvary Cemetery will offer area residents the chance to walk, pray and meditate, ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

At 4:13 p.m. Sunday, a sergeant responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident with property damage only at an address on Laura Drive in St. Clairsville. Parties exchanged information, according to the report. At 5:13 p.m. Sunday, a caller in the area of the Colerain IGA on Colerain Road ...

Town hall set tonight on Union Local school levy

BELMONT — The newly formed Union Local Foundation for the Future Political Action Committee is hosting a series of community town hall meetings across the Union Local School District to ensure residents have access to clear, factual information regarding the upcoming school levy. The latest ...

18-year-old arrested in connection with Belmont County bomb threats

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with the bomb threats made Tuesday toward several Belmont County businesses. Larry Harvey was arrested on five counts of making terroristic threats and five counts of inducing panic, Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack said. ...

Community welcomes officer Greg Clark back from hospital

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Police officer Greg Clark was welcomed by residents as he returned from Morgantown after being life-flighted. Earlier this month, Clark experienced an unexpected medical emergency while on patrol. When Clark’s daughter, Becca Schwertfeger, learned he would be released ...

Rep wants end to Ohio’s cap gains tax

An Ohio state representative on Tuesday touted legislation to eliminate the state’s capital gains tax, saying it would increase revenue by encouraging new business creation and entrepreneurship in the state. “If we want entrepreneurs to build here and we want retirees to stay here, and we ...