T-L Photos/JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH Santa and the Belmont police force deliver some holiday cheer. Holding her gift is 10-year-old Chloe Ault with Police Chief Andrew Miller, from left, her brother Gavin Ault, 20, Santa Claus and Officer Christopher Storm. Chloe is one of four winners of ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Health Department will start 2024 with a personnel shakeup, including the need for a new health commissioner. After a lengthy closed-door session Monday to discuss employment, the board accepted Health Commissioner Tamara Hess’s resignation from that ...

MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry city workers hung Christmas decorations Tuesday, responding to public calls to make the Purple City merry. Mayor John Davies explained in a Facebook post that Project Forward, the Lions Club and the chamber of commerce office used to decorate the uptown area. ...

MULTIPLE OHIO schools received threatening emails over the weekend from sources that claimed to be Russian hackers. The emails stated that explosives had been placed in school buildings across America. Bridgeport schools and Powhatan Point Elementary both received threatening emails on ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A mother and daughter accused of numerous felony charges related to animal hoarding may have their cases combined into one. This and other matters will be decided following their Monday appearance before Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Chris Berhalter. Paula Metzler, ...

T-L Photos/JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH American ELectric Power trucks and emergency vehicles line a portion of the Ohio Valley Mall parking lot where Operation Toy Lift was held Saturday.