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‘Social Media incident’ triggers lockdown at St. Clairsville Schools

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – St. Clairsville-Richland City Schools were placed on a code yellow lockdown on Friday due to a “social media incident.” “We had a social media issue that was brought to our attention early this morning. As soon as we received notification, we went into a code yellow lockdown while the investigation was conducted,” Superintendent Christina Laudermilt said. “A student had seen something on Snapchat, and we wanted to investigate it, so we went into code yellow until we had an opportunity to investigate the source of the information.” Laudermilt added that ...

Memorial Park renewal levy on May ballot

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – A 0.5-mill renewal levy for Memorial Park will be on the May 5 ballot for St. Clairsville and Richland Township. The five-year levy will cost residents just $11 per $100,000 in property value. Park board member Conrad Heydle said the original levy was passed in 2007, and ...

Police Reports

MARTINS FERRY POLICE Thursday 7:44 a.m. – Officers responded to Carlisle St. near N. Zane Hwy to remove debris from the roadway. 9:36 a.m. – Officers encountered a male on a bicycle on the 100 Block of Aetna St. A verbal warning was issued for a stop sign violation. 9:43 a.m. – Officers responded to the 600 Block of Cemetery Rd. for a parking complaint. The vehicle was chalked, and officers cleared the scene. 10:06 a.m. – Officers responded to the 400 Block of N. 1st St. regarding a suspicious male. The male stated he was trying to make his way to Wheeling but did not want ...

Community rallies around Bridgeport students injured in crash

LANSING — Two Bridgeport High School students were involved in a serious motor vehicle wreck Wednesday evening on U.S. Route 40 in Pease Township. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 1999 BMW 232i was traveling westbound on Route 40. As it negotiated a right curve, the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a curb, an embankment and eventually a utility pole. Both the driver and passenger sustained significant injuries and were transported to Wheeling Hospital. Bridgeport Fire and EMS, Wolfhurst EMS and Brookside EMS responded to the scene, with the ...

Woman accused in Bellaire McDonald’s stabbing has bond increased to $50K

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A woman accused of stabbing a Bellaire McDonald’s employee appeared in Belmont County Eastern Division Court on Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing. Aryan Summer Alvarez, 30, is facing one charge of felonious assault and one charge of drug possession. Alvarez is ...

Greyhound racing could be ending

WHEELING — A provision in the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 that passed the U.S. House on Thursday would criminalize greyhound racing nationwide. That means the nation’s two remaining dog tracks — Wheeling Island Casino Hotel Racetrack and Mardi Gras Casino & Resort, both ...