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New JVS Fire/EMT program aims to fill first responder gap

BLOOMINGDALE – About 10 juniors and seniors are currently enrolled and will work to obtain Fire I and II and EMT certifications and graduate with the abilities to serve in the safety forces. Fire and emergency service instructors (FESIs) Rusty Cominsky, Art Fowler Jr., Travis Coffy and Jim ...

Shelter shortage leaves survivors without safe haven

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Across Ohio, domestic violence survivors are facing a devastating reality: Even when they make the courageous decision to leave an abusive relationship, there may not be a safe place for them and their children to go. According to data submitted by 76 Ohio Domestic ...

Belmont County fair opens with celebration, exhibits

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Fair, featuring live entertainment, livestock exhibits, carnival rides and more, is underway at the fairgrounds on Roscoe Road in St. Clairsville. The fair kicked off Monday with an opening ceremony featuring members of American Legion Post 159 ...

Buckeye Local auditorium gets a new look

RAYLAND — When students and visitors sit down for a concert, play or other special event at Buckeye Local High School this year, they’ll be in new seats as part of an ongoing effort to refurbish the auditorium. Superintendent Coy Sudvary said the previous 762 seats dated to the school’s ...

Armed man arrested during Amy Acton visit to Canfield Fair

CANFIELD — A man was arrested by Mahoning County Sheriff’s deputies at the Mahoning County Democratic Party tent at the Canfield Fair on Sunday afternoon. Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield, is at the Mahoning County Jail on two charges of felony assault and one count of disorderly conduct, ...

Jefferson County Heritage Tree to be planted at Friendship Park

SMITHFIELD — The Friendship Park District will host a public dedication ceremony Saturday for Jefferson County’s official Heritage Tree as part of Ohio’s Heritage Trees: Planting History Project. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at Shelters 4 and 5 overlooking Friendship Lake. The event is free and open to the public. The statewide project will place a white oak, Ohio’s official state tree, in each of the state’s 88 counties as part of the America250 commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Cenovus Energy is the presenting sponsor, with Ohio Liquor and the ...