ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Several sex-based criminal cases were heard by Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Frank Fregiato on Monday. Cody Brunner, 30, of 1439 Pearl St., Moundsville was sentenced to the maximum of one and half years in prison for gross sexual imposition, a felony of the fourth ...
WOODSFIELD — The Monroe County Board of Commissioners is working with an economic development consultant to secure $20 million in grant funds to support development of a 485-megawatt natural gas power plant. The Ohio Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development, or BUILD, grant will ...
WHEELING — West Virginia Division of Highways District Bridge Engineer Patrick Gurrera said the state is working as quickly as it can to reopen the 170-year-old Wheeling Suspension Bridge as crews worked Monday to install temporary hard barriers at both entrances to the historic ...
MARTINS FERRY — Work to replace the roofs of Martins Ferry Schools buildings is expected to be complete by January, said Superintendent Jim Fogle. “It’s going really well,” Fogle said this week. “Mansuetto Roofing has been top-notch.” The $7 million job to replace the roofs on ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash that killed a passenger early Sunday morning in Belmont County. Robert Straight, 48, of Belmont, was driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle at about 2:58 a.m. Sunday on County Road 29 when he lost control ...
MARTINS FERRY — Following a fire three years ago in the business district, the section of Fourth Street left empty by that massive blaze is starting to show signs of new life. The area where buildings once stood filled with businesses and offices became vacant lots after the structures had ...
BARNESVILLE — An ordinance to approve the J.B. Green Recycling Services budget failed as a motion to do so died on the floor. Barnesville Mayor Dale Bunting introduced the ordinance, saying that it was to approve the J.B. Green Team budget. “I guess it comes down to our level and needs ...
WHEELING — The future of inpatient psychiatric services in the Wheeling area remains undetermined with the closure of Ohio Valley Medical Center’s Hillcrest unit looming. Daniel C. Dunmyer, president and CEO of OVMC in Wheeling and East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, announced ...
A new era in education began in Harrison County on Saturday as a ribbon-cutting ceremony took place for the new $65M school building that will house students in all grades of the Harrison Hills City School District. Board members, state and county officials, construction representatives, ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The fate of the East Ohio Regional Hospital Outpatient Centers I and II in St. Clairsville is “in flux,” according to an official with Alecto Healthcare Services. Daniel Dunmyer, president and CEO of EORH in Martins Ferry and Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, ...
MARTINS FERRY — Alecto Healthcare Services made numerous attempts to keep East Ohio Regional Hospital and Ohio Valley Medical Center open by selling them, a company leader said. After it was announced last week that both hospitals would close within two to three months, city leaders in ...
BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — On a field trip to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Ashish Bibireddy put on headphones and scrolled through a jukebox of music from an influential 1927 recording session. Bibireddy and nine other medical students had already been biking and rafting on their visit ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — School buses will be back on the road in a matter of weeks, and law enforcement is cautioning drivers to keep the new school year in mind and exercise caution on the road. “All Ohioans can help make this school year a safe one,” Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — It was the weekend that shaped the image of a “Woodstock Generation.” And that image would echo, appeal and provoke for generations to come. To many who went or wished they did, the pivotal festival of “peace and music” 50 years ago remains an inspiring moment of ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — An upcoming carshow will be held next month to promote a drug free lifestyle among students. Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Frank A. Fregiato has teamed up with Belmont County Veterans Services and the Classy Chassis Car Club for the third annual Belmont County Schools ...
MARTINS FERRY — With East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry and Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling set to close within three months, first responders are concerned about possible long travel times to get treatment. Belmont County and Ohio County first responders are looking at the ...
By ESTHER MCCOY For The Times Leader SMITHFIELD — Monday’s opening ceremonies for the Jefferson County Fair will include remarks from Ray Hilderbrand, president, with Linda Daily, secretary, and Debbie Hukill, treasurer, making presentations and introductions. The Jefferson County ...
MARTINS FERRY — Following the news that East Ohio Regional Hospital will close in 60-90 days, Martins Ferry Mayor Robert Krajnyak said his city is not just losing a hospital, it’s losing part of itself. “This is more than just a hospital to the community. It’s family. I was born ...
By KAREN FATULA and ROBERT A. DEFRANK Times Leader Staff Writers MARTINS FERRY — Shocked. Devastated. Sad. Angry. These are some of the words area leaders are using to describe reactions to the impending closure of East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. It was announced ...
WHEELING — Area agencies and facilities are reaching out with potential job opportunities for medical personnel who are set to lose their jobs as a result of the impending closure of East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry and Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. Daniel C. Dunmyer, ...