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A wedding planned in a day, a marriage lasting 25 years

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As Michael Shaheen and Robyn Shaheen of Shaheen Law Group celebrate 25 years of marriage, the couple is reflecting on their unconventional wedding story. Twenty-five years ago, Michael Shaheen proposed to Robyn and the next day the couple was married. “What happened was ...

DeWine vetoes bill requiring photo ID for mail voting in Ohio

Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a new Republican-passed bill that would have required Ohioans to show a photo ID to vote by mail. DeWine announced late Wednesday that he had vetoed House Bill 472, which expanded the strict photo ID requirement Ohio has had for voting since 2023. The Republican ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

— 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

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 ...