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Local News April 23, 2026

Belmont County Sheriff Sunday, April 19 At 11:25 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported that someone in a truck in the area of Methodist Ridge Road in St. Clairsville was driving fast and doing donuts in the roadway. A deputy responded, but did not locate the vehicle. At 10:43 p.m. Sunday, an officer assisted Shadyside Police at an address on Wegee Lane in Shadyside after Marshall County 911 received a call about a male in distress. At 7:45 p.m. Sunday, Brookside emergency medical service personnel requested law enforcement assistance for a combative patient at an address on Elm Street. ...

Barnesville North water line extension project progresses

Local News April 23, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The Belmont County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved a memorandum of agreement that represented the next steps in the Barnesville North water line extension project in Kirkwood Township. The memorandum adopts the environmental review record for the project, a ...

St. Clairsville woman dances her way to 103 years old

Local News April 23, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Ann O’Donnell spent her 103rd birthday by dancing the day away. O’Donnell, a resident at Senior Suites at St. Clair Commons, spent Wednesday afternoon celebrating with family, friends, staff, and other suite residents in the building’s dining room. O’Donnell was ...

Chemical leak at West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 19 to hospital, officials say

Local News April 23, 2026

INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — A chemical leak at a West Virginia silver recovery business on Wednesday killed two people and sent 19 others to the hospital, including one in critical condition, authorities said. The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant in Institute as workers were ...

Going with the flow but with a plan

Local News April 23, 2026

STEUBENVILLE — Bringing communities along the Ohio River together to tap into the development potential of the waterway is a key objective of the Ohio River Commission. “It's about collaboration and getting everyone together to understand that the Ohio River Commission is here, and we're ...

St. Clairsville resident earns national honors as financial advisor

Local News April 22, 2026

A St. Clairsville resident recently was named among the top financial advisors in the United States. Dustin DeFranco, founder of DeFranco Financial in Wheeling, was recently named one of the top 1,500 financial advisors in the U.S. by Barron's Magazine, a national weekly publication that is ...