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11 days in June: Trump’s path to ‘yes’ on bombing Iran

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WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a week, President Donald Trump kept the world wondering whether he would join Israel's attacks on Iran in an attempt to decapitate the country's nuclear program. The guessing ended this weekend, when American stealth bombers, fighter jets and a submarine struck ...

Lawsuit pays off

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BRIDGEPORT — Three years after joining a nationwide class action lawsuit, the village of Bridgeport received its first settlement check last week. During a council meeting Tuesday, Solicitor Michael Shaheen presented a check for $131,803.39 to Mayor Norma Teasdale. He noted it was the first ...

Martins Ferry’s Ben Neiman steps down for health reasons

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MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry City Council began its Wednesday meeting on a somber note. Council President Kristine Davis announced that Councilman Ben Neiman will be stepping down from his position. In a letter Neiman addressed to the city, he cited health reasons for his departure. ...

Mass gathering regulation applied

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A permit is now required when “mass gatherings” are held in Belmont County. Earlier this month, the Belmont County Board of Health amended its Sanitary Code to state that a permit must be secured in order to hold an event attended by more than 200 people that lasts ...

Ohio Valley bands together to help in flood crisis

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Compiled from Staff Reports WHEELING — Pulling people from stranded cars as creeks rose. Feeding hundreds a hot meal when such a thing became a luxury. Or just offering someone who needs it the comfort of clean clothes. The flash flooding that struck Valley Grove, Triadelphia and parts of ...