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Third Bellaire blaze draws attention of fire marshal

BELLAIRE — A string of fires in abandoned Bellaire homes is under investigation. The third fire to occur in vacant houses in the village happened Saturday. The house was fully engulfed in flames when responders arrived. The fire broke out at a structure on West 23rd Street. It was the ...

W.Va. BOE approves consolidation plans for Paden City, Hundred high schools

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite multiple Wetzel County community members making the trek to Charleston to urge rejection of the consolidation of high schools there, the West Virginia Board of Education approved all consolidation requests Wednesday, including from Wood, Clay and Preston ...

Belmont County sheriff warns of phone scam

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Sheriff David Lucas issued an alert Wednesday evening that someone is posing as a deputy in an effort to pull off a scam. According to a statement from Lucas, the department was informed that people have been receiving phone calls from someone posing as a ...

Drought workshop slated for Jan. 16

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Has your farm been affected by the drought? Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District, along with the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Natural Resource Conservation Service, will be offering a workshop to discuss pasture management and how to prepare for extreme ...

Shareholders approve WesBanco’s acquisition of Premier Financial

WHEELING — WesBanco Inc. and Premier Financial Corp. announced Wednesday that their shareholders voted “overwhelmingly” in support of the companies merging. Shareholders for both companies approved all proposals related to the previously announced merger agreement in which WesBanco will ...