MARTINS FERRY — An effort to double Martins Ferry’s city income tax died Wednesday when no council member seconded Gus Harris’ motion to approve the proposed increase following its third reading. Harris had led the effort to increase the tax from 1% to 2%, calling the additional revenue ...
Lucille Marie Springhetti, born on December 4, 1953, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her residence on September 10, 2026. Arrangements by Care Funeral Home & Cremation Services St. Clairsville, OH.
MARTINS FERRY – The second and final auction for the former East Ohio Regional Hospital property saw no bids. On Wednesday morning, the Belmont County Sheriff's Office held the final auction for the property in the conference room at the Belmont County Jail, which was completely empty ...
Friday — 10:23 p.m., a caller from a retirement center on Conno Mara Drive in Bellaire reported possible elder abuse. The incident was a verbal exchange between residents and the nursing home was to handle the matter internally. A deputy returned to the address to speak with the complainant after he called 911 and was reportedly belligerent and threatening toward the dispatcher. After a lengthy conversation, the man settled down, the report stated. — 10:17 p.m., a caller from Bellaire reported a suspicious male was captured on cameras on her property, possibly heading toward Neffs. ...
WHEELING -- The taps may have stopped flowing at this year's Mountaineer Brewfest, but the money raised by the annual celebration of craft beer is still making its way into the community. The Mountaineer Brewfest Committee and board presented $50,000 to the Wheeling YMCA on Tuesday evening at ...
A Clarington man was killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Ohio 7 in Salem Township, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. According to OSHP, a 2002 Subaru Outback driven by Brady Dye, 27, of Lowell, was headed northbound on Ohio 7 when it traveled left of center and struck a ...
