ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Belmont County judge on Monday refused to reduce bond or release an 18-year-old St. Clairsville man accused of making multiple bomb threats to local businesses after prosecutors and defense attorneys debated whether he has a stable place to live and whether a letter he ...
SHADYSIDE – The village of Shadyside is cracking down on enforcement of electronic bikes, powered scooters and other powered mobility device laws within the village. During Monday’s regularly scheduled council meeting, Mayor Mike Meintel provided council with a public service announcement ...
— 10:28 p.m. Thursday: A caller from an address on Patterson Hill Road in Bellaire reported that her back door had been kicked in. No one was inside. An officer responded. The door was secured, and they were to advise the manager of the apartments. The complainant just wanted the report of a breaking and entering on file. — 9:27 p.m. Thursday: A male on Pike Street in Neffs reported that two males shot at him and left in white vans. The complainant named the males who he said shot at him. Several officers responded, as did units from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Bellaire Police ...
Photo courtesy Martin Ferry Police Deportment Facebook page From left, Martins Ferry Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 78 Treasurer Zach Cole, Steel Valley Youth Sports Association Executive Director Sam Strobel and FOP President Jon Young pose after the lodge presented a Bronze Sponsorship to ...
Calling it a win for families, Ohio’s new attorney general Friday praised a federal appeals court ruling that allows the state’s social media age verification law to take effect after sitting for more than two years. Attorney General Andy Wilson praised the ruling that came down Thursday from a three-judge panel at the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, ending an injunction. Social media, gaming and other internet app companies will now be required to verify a user’s age and get parental consent for children under 16 years old to use a platform. “This ruling is a ...
MARTINS FERRY — Summer vacation may have just begun for many students, but the countdown to the 2026-27 school year is already underway in the Martins Ferry City School District. District officials have released the academic calendar for the upcoming school year, which will see students return to classrooms Aug. 19 following two teacher in-service days on Aug. 17-18. The calendar outlines 179 student instructional days and 184 teacher work days, along with holiday breaks, grading periods, parent-teacher conferences and commencement exercises. The first nine-week grading period will ...
