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St. Clairsville tables 3% raise ordinance

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – St. Clairsville City Council has tabled the ordinance that would see all non-elected and nonunion employees receive a 3% raise. During Monday's council meeting, council decided to table the third reading of the ordinance. Council member Audrey Brahler said the reasoning ...

Woman who stabbed McDonald’s employee sentenced to 4-6 years in prison

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The woman accused of stabbing a Bellaire McDonald’s employee will spend the next four to six years in prison. Aryan Summer Alvarez, 30, was sentenced to that term after pleading guilty Monday to one charge of felonious assault in Belmont County Common Pleas Court. ...

Deal reached to end Iran war

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement to end their war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the Gulf region and global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran ...

‘Pride On The Plaza’ Celebrates Ohio Valley’s LGBTQ+ Community

WHEELING – The Ohio Valley’s LGBTQ+ community and supporters gathered Saturday for the fourth annual Pride On The Plaza at Wheeling Heritage Port. The theme of this year’s festival was “Free to Be” in recognition of the nation’s 250th birthday, but also to ask what freedom means ...

Ohio County Community Memorializes Those Lost In 2025 Flood

TRIADELPHIA – Hundreds of community members gathered Saturday to dedicate a new memorial in honor of the nine people who died during the June 14, 2025, flash flood in Triadelphia, Valley Grove and Elm Grove. A service was first held inside the Triadelphia United Methodist Church, led by ...