ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley awarded $66,463 in grants to 13 local organizations for projects aimed at improving quality of life in Belmont County. The grants were awarded through the Belmont County Enrichment Fund, which has provided funding to Belmont ...
WASHINGTON — King Charles III acknowledged “times of great uncertainty” as he expressed gratitude to the American people and marked the 250th anniversary of independence from Britain in a speech to the U.S. Congress that highlighted the bonds between the two countries at a time of ...
Three people have been sentenced in Ohio County Circuit Court following convictions on felony drug charges involving fentanyl and other controlled substances, according to the Ohio County Prosecutor's Office. On April 8, Kimberly Straight, 42, of Wheeling, was convicted of the felony offense of possession with intent to deliver fentanyl. Straight was arrested on June 6, 2025, after Wheeling Police observed two individuals traveling the wrong way on a one-way street before continuing in the incorrect lane of Chapline Street. During the encounter, Straight was found in possession of 25 ...
BLOOMINGDALE - A familiar face will be roaming the hallways of Jefferson County Joint Vocational School once again as Andy Long returns this August. Long, who previously served as a teacher and administrator at the site, will fill the new dean of students position when he begins on Aug. 1. He received a two-year contract during the April 21 JVS school board meeting and will oversee a combination of assistant principal and guidance duties while working with Principal Heather Hoover. JVS Superintendent Ted Gorman said Long’s history with the school made him the perfect choice. “The ...
SHADYSIDE — Shadyside village Solicitor Kelly Kotur is working to inform residents about a 1.35-mill levy that will be on the ballot May 5. If passed, the levy will be used for the village’s general fund. It will cost property owners $47 for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s ...
WINTERSVILLE - Students in the natural resources pathway at Indian Creek High School are continuing their quest to help the environment through the Bags to Benches program. Now in its second year, the school’s FFA program that is affiliated with the pathway has partnered with the ...
