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$200M in taxpayer funds for Ohio affordable housing left unused

An Ohio program designed to make home ownership more affordable has been largely unused, prompting two state legislators to introduce bills to revive it. The Single-Family Tax Credit Program and was created in 2024, designed to encourage public-private partnerships to build affordable single family or rehabilitate existing homes. “Despite $50 million annually being appropriated for the program for four years starting in July of 2023, no funds have yet been utilized and only a handful of projects are in the pipeline,” State Reps. Andrea White, R-Kettering, and Tom Young, ...

Underground Railroad Museum project moves forward in Morristown

MORRISTOWN — Representatives from COSI and Fire Watch Design met with Belmont County Tourism Council Executive Director Jackee Pugh at the Black Horse Inn to tour the building for the first time. The tour gave the representatives a chance to see the restoration progress and discuss ...

Black Moon Coffee announces its coming to Ohio Valley Mall

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Ohio Valley Mall soon will have a new coffee shop. Black Moon Coffee will open in the former Subway location, which most recently housed Holey Rollers Donut Shop. Black Moon Coffee will be locally owned and operated. Owner Ahmed Shaben said the shop will offer hot ...

Movie Showings at Moundsville Library

There will be free film showings at the Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library on May 26, June 1 and June 8. All movies start at 6 p.m. On Tuesday, the feature is "Song Sung Blue", a musical-bio-drama starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a Neil Diamond tribute act. Rated PG-13, 132 minutes, released in 2025. On Monday, June 1, starting at 6 p.m., the feature is the acclaimed 2013 crime-caper "Now You See Me", starring Jesse Eisenberg with an all-star cast. A team of illusionists pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money. Rated ...

Judge denies motion to separate charges in Bellaire murder case

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Berhalter overruled a motion from the attorney of a Bellaire man accused of murder to separate the two charges he currently is facing. Virginia native Sandton Browder, 23, is being held in the Belmont County Jail on $3 ...

Martins Ferry celebrates renovated senior center

MARTINS FERRY – After months of renovations, the Martins Ferry Senior Center hosted its grand reopening Monday morning. Center Coordinator Melissa Finney said the center moved out of the building for five weeks in February while renovations were completed. “We got all new flooring, ...