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Wheeling to create new task force on homelessness

WHEELING — Wheeling Mayor Denny Magruder on Tuesday announced the creation of a new task force to address the ongoing problem of homelessness in the city, taking a new approach that balances compassion with accountability. Those being appointed to the task force will represent several ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

— 3 a.m. Monday, a caller at the Pilot Travel Center on Belmont-Morristown Road in Belmont reported that an intoxicated male was fighting with staff members there. The male then walked down the road. An officer responded. The staff refused medical assistance. The male was detained. No one wanted to pursue charges, and the officer gave the male a ride home, the report indicated. — 1:13 a.m. Monday, units from the Bellaire Police Department requested backup at the scene of a domestic disturbance at an address on Trumbull Street in Bellaire. Police reportedly had arrived on the scene, ...

St. Clairsville water tests show near-undetectable PFAS levels

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Clairsville Service Director Scott Harvey informed City Council that the federal Environmental Protection Agency has again tested the city’s water for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), with results showing levels are nearly undetectable. “They ...

Insanity plea rejected in St. C. bomb threat case

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — An 18-year-old man accused of making multiple bomb threats to businesses around St. Clairsville was found competent to stand trial Monday. Belmont County Common Pleas Judge John Vavra on Monday denied Larry Allen Harvey’s plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Harvey ...

St. Clairsville council revisits employee pay raises

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – St. Clairsville City Council once again mulled over the possibility of increasing the yearly compensation of city employees. On Monday evening, council had its first reading of an ordinance that would see all non-elected and nonunion employees receive a 3% ...