ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Fair soon will invite everyone to celebrate its 176 years as a marquee event in the county. The fair kicks off Sept. 1 and concludes Sept. 7. Belmont County Fair Board President Ed Campbell said this year’s opening ceremony will include a surprise ...

BLAINE — Beaver Excavating Co. and the Ohio Department of Transportation are still making progress with its repair and renovation project of the Blaine Hill Bridge. ODOT District 11 Public Information Officer Lauren Borell said that, since July, Beaver Excavating Co. has been working on ...

MARTINS FERRY — A former Belmont County Emergency Management Agency assistant director will spend seven months in jail after being sentenced in a Virginia court on a charge of proposed sex act by communication system with a minor under age 15. Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge James ...

(The Center Square) — Two Ohio lawmakers want President Donald Trump to put Ohio first on the list of drone dominance. In a letter to Trump, Reps. Jonathan Newman, R-Troy, and Bernie Willis, R-Springfield, want the Buckeye State to be one of the first to get federal funding available ...

Ellen Culler has a very, very good dog. He now has the ribbons to prove it. Culler and her Havana Silk dog Myles took top honors during the second day of the three-day National Specialty competition of the Havana Silk Dog Association of America, held Aug. 14-16 at the Hilton Garden Inn in ...

State Rep. Allison Russo, the former Ohio House Democratic leader, said she will run next year for secretary of state in an effort “to restore transparency, integrity and trust back into the office and into our elections.” Russo, who is serving her fourth two-term term in the state House, ...