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St. Clairsville police prepare to give back

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Clairsville police are preparing to hand out gift bags full of candy around the community to spread Christmas cheer. One hundred bags will be delivered to Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents and Senior Suites at St. Clair Commons on Sunday. After the gift ...

Purple Riders preparing for the holidays

MARTINS FERRY — The Martins Ferry City School District is preparing for the coming Christmas break that starts Friday. Students will be returning to school Jan. 3 when classes resume. Superintendent Jim Fogle commended the Ayers Elementary second grade students for their participation in ...

Moore reflects on time at Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT — Jerry Moore spent more than three decades serving the Bridgeport Exempted Village School District, and as he winds down his tenure he is looking back on the many milestones it has included. He began with the board in 1989 and will conclude his term at the end of December. Both ...

Proposed diocese merger back on the table

STEUBENVILLE — A proposed merger with the Diocese of Columbus is back on the table, Diocese of Steubenville officials confirmed Monday. Bishop Paul J. Bradley, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Steubenville, said in a joint news release they’d been tasked by the Apostolic ...

Marshall named Belmont County ‘Tourism Champion of the Year’

BELMONT — It was all fun and games Monday night as the Belmont County Tourism Council rang in the holiday season and named John S. Marshall its 2023 Tourism Champion of the Year. The annual get-together was held at The Pike 40 restaurant, where Marshall was presented with the Mattox Award. ...