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Belmont Savings Bank to open first W.Va. location in Wheeling

WHEELING – Belmont Savings Bank will be crossing the Ohio River for the first time in its 141 years of operating. The bank will see its first West Virginia location opening in December at 591 National Road in Wheeling, said President and CEO Todd Cover. “We're excited about it. We've ...

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Buckeye Local BOE meeting location changes The Buckeye Local Board of Education regular meeting on Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. will be moved to Buckeye Local JR/HS School at 10692 State Highway 150, Rayland OH 43943. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:45pm for the Auditorium renovations. The meeting will follow at 5 p.m. in the Auditorium. Bellaire BOE meets Tuesday The Bellaire Local School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly business meeting on Tuesday Oct. 20, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Bellaire High School cafeteria located at 349 35th Street in ...

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ART WALK: Celebrate local art and support small businesses at the Downtown St. Clairsville Art Walk from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 17. CANINE FALL FESTIVAL: Join in for a canine fall fest from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Belmont County Dog Park. There will be food trucks, craft vendors, a chance auction, face painting, a pet costume contest, a 50/50 raffle and free parking. BARKCAMP FALL FESTIVAL: Come out to Barkcamp for their Fall Festival from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 17. There will be live music, hay rides, a pumpkin patch, and fun for the whole family to enjoy. CAPTINA CREEKIN' FESTIVAL: ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Thursday At 10:25 p.m., the Ohio State Highway Patrol issued a be-on-the-lookout notice for a vehicle that was allegedly involved in a road rage incident that resulted in shots being fired in Rayland. The OSHP later advised to cancel, noting that the offending vehicle was stopped in Steubenville. The patrol subsequently requested that the sheriff's office meet at an address on Joella Drive in St. Clairsville to see if an occupant of the residents was in Rayland as the complainant may have given false information. A sergeant responded. St. Clairsville Police were also listed as a ...

Court again strikes down Ohio’s universal school vouchers

Ohio’s universal school choice plan took another hit in the courts Thursday. The 10th District Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that the state's EdChoice and EdChoice Expansion voucher programs are unconstitutional. Again, the court stayed the opinion, allowing the programs to ...

Belmont County Experts Educate on Lyme Disease as Cases Rise

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County's case count for Lyme disease continues to grow, even with the county having the most in the state at 189 cases. To help curve the rise, Ohio State University postdoctoral researcher Troy Koser and the Belmont County Health Department teamed up on Thursday ...