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Acton focuses on health care costs during Steubenville stop

STEUBENVILLE — Dr. Amy Acton has made hearing what Ohioans have to say an important component of her campaign for governor. “I've been on the ground quite literally for two-and-a-half years. How I was trained in my work in medicine, and preventive medicine, is that the community is your ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Sunday — 7:26 p.m. A deputy fielded a call regarding a dumping complaint at Utica Shale RV Park in Union Township on Bond Drive in Morristown. A deputy responded. Information was obtained for a report. — 5:30 p.m. An inmate at the Belmont County Jail requested a welfare check on his daughter at a hotel in Moundsville. Information was given to the Moundsville Police Department. — 4 p.m. A caller from an address on Belmont-Centerville Road in Belmont reported that a neighbor used a bulldozer and made a road on his property. A deputy responded to the scene, and a family member of ...

Inaugural ‘Harvey’s Rock the Block’ slated for Thursday

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Harvey Goodman Realtor and the St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce are teaming up for the inaugural Harvey’s Rock the Block event. The outdoor festival will take over Main Street Thursday from 6-9 p.m. to kick off the back-to-school season. Executive Director Lisa Kindler said she was contacted by Harvey Goodman this past January about teaming up with the chamber to provide a family fun festival as children prepare to go back to school. “They approached us because they know that we do some wonderful events throughout the year on Main Street. So they asked ...

Rinderer gets three years in prison in sex offense case

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Former Martins Ferry volunteer fire chief William Rinderer pleaded guilty to one count of gross sexual imposition. On Tuesday, Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Chris Berhalter accepted a plea deal for Rinderer that saw him receive three years in prison. In addition to ...

Martins Ferry water service out following vehicle crash

Water service in the city of Martins Ferry is out until further notice following a Tuesday morning traffic crash that damaged the city's water system, according to the Martins Ferry Police Department. City crews currently are working on the system to repair damage and restore service as soon ...

Flood watch issued as heavy rain threatens Ohio Valley

Meteorologists at the National Weather Service’s Pittsburgh bureau are casting wary eyes toward the skies over the next few days, as heavy rains around several parts of the Ohio Valley could produce flooding — especially since previous storms have already saturated the ground. The ...