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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

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— 10:04 p.m. Tuesday, a caller from a business on National Road in St. Clairsville reported that a coworker made threats toward him. Officers responded. Parties were separated. — 10:01 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported that a male known to her was screaming and beating on doors at Glenwood Village Apartments on Belmont Street in Bethesda. An officer responded. The deputy reported that the male's hand was bleeding, but he refused emergency medical service. He admitted to drinking and said he was going to go into his own apartment and go to bed, the report stated. — 8:04 p.m. ...

Unified Bank's Bailey takes top Odd Fellows post

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MARTINS FERRY — Unified Bank Senior IT Administrator John Bailey has been elected and installed as Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of West Virginia, the highest elected leadership position within the Encampment branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in the state. Bailey, who has worked for Unified Bank for 21 years, began his term as Grand Patriarch on June 20. He will serve through June 19, 2027. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a worldwide fraternal organization dedicated to helping others through its mission to "visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury ...

Neglect lawsuits and fines follow Ohio nursing home chain

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A pressure ulcer slowly tore open a hole in the skin over Sam Frank Ray’s tailbone, leaving his raw bone exposed over weeks to the infection that eventually killed him, according to a lawsuit his family filed late last year. Bedsores, the byproduct of cut-off blood circulation when the body lies still in one position for too long, are considered highly preventable injuries. They can be avoided by repositioning an immobilized person once every two hours. But they can turn lethal if they’re allowed to progress. Ray’s lawyers say he was left in the same position through 33 separate ...