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Cameron outlines campaign priorities at first meet-and-greet

CADIZ — As the November election approaches, Ohio District 96 Democratic candidate Paul Cameron held his first meet-the-candidate event at Puskarich Public Library in Cadiz on Tuesday evening. Cameron introduced himself to residents in attendance and explained his positions on several ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

— 11:26 p.m., a deputy reported a suspicious vehicle parked at a residence on Morristown-Flushing Road in Flushing with its door open. The owner was notified and advised that everything was OK. — 10:53 p.m., units searched for a man in distress with mental health issues on Old Winding Hill Road in Bellaire. Rapid tracking showed the man's vehicle traveling on Interstate 470 into West Virginia. Information was transferred to officials in Ohio County. — 8:34 p.m., security at Sheetz on Addie Way in St. Clairsville called about a verbal disturbance in the parking lot. A female in a ...

Neighbors helping neighbors

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — An area business is looking to help other small businesses get seen. Willow Creek Group LLC founder Blake Porterfield created a web application that provides a free online audit showing how businesses perform online and what people see when they search for those ...

Man who led police on pursuit found incompetent to stand trial

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Guy Brand has been deemed not competent to stand trial by Belmont County Common Pleas Judge John Vavra on Monday afternoon. Brand was arrested in May after a police pursuit where he struck a Richland Township police vehicle led to his arrest. The vehicle Brand was ...