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Ohio Valley WWII POW's Remains Coming Home For Final Rest

MOUNDSVILLE -- For Moundsville resident Joe Richmond and his family, this Veterans Day will be even more special. His great uncle Raymond Carl Richmond, a World War II prisoner of war who died in a Japanese camp, will be coming home for his final rest. After 81 years, Raymond Richmond's ...

Bridgeport Police Officers Bumba, Battistone and Elerick awarded

BRIDGEPORT – Three Bridgeport police officers were honored at the third annual department award ceremony Thursday. Officer Nicholas Bumba won the Extra Mile award and officers Nicholas Battistone and Alexander Elerick won the Outstanding Commendation awards. Assistant Police Chief Darby ...

Main Street Bank To Merge Into First Community Bank

Main Street Bank will soon have a new look and a new name, as First Community Bank and Main Street Bank recently announced Main Street’s merger into the First Community. Under the new agreement, the Wooster, Ohio-based Main Street Bank will merge into the Bluefield, Virginia-based First ...

Kirkwood Heights Resident Wants Property Detached From Bridgeport

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Bridgeport resident said he and a few other property owners want to be part of Pease Township instead of the village. During a Belmont County Commission meeting Wednesday, Kirkwood Heights Road resident Randy Becker said he and four other residents are petitioning the ...