ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Fair is expanding its efforts to make the annual event more inclusive, with new activities and sensory-friendly offerings planned for this year’s fair. The Champion in Me director and Belmont County Senior Fair Board member Kaylin Burress updated the ...
BARNESVILLE -- It's almost time for classes to start, but it isn't too late to enroll in a school like no other. Olney Friends School, located at the edge of Barnesville, is a place where high school students from all across the country and around the world learn and grow together. Its ...
Artificial intelligence has been foremost on the minds of millions of people in recent years. While much of the public discourse around AI has focused on the uncertainty and anxiety it has instilled in people concerned about their jobs, use of the technology in classrooms has garnered ...
Sunday — 7:26 p.m. A deputy fielded a call regarding a dumping complaint at Utica Shale RV Park in Union Township on Bond Drive in Morristown. A deputy responded. Information was obtained for a report. — 5:30 p.m. An inmate at the Belmont County Jail requested a welfare check on his daughter at a hotel in Moundsville. Information was given to the Moundsville Police Department. — 4 p.m. A caller from an address on Belmont-Centerville Road in Belmont reported that a neighbor used a bulldozer and made a road on his property. A deputy responded to the scene, and a family member of ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Children and adults who are sensitive to loud noises, flashing lights and crowded environments will find the 2026 Belmont County Fair more welcoming and accessible. The initiative is the result of a partnership between the Belmont County Agricultural Society and the ...
MARTINS FERRY – A semitruck hit a fire hydrant on South Zane Highway while turning onto Grant Avenue in Martins Ferry, resulting in water service being shut off for the entire city. The incident occurred at 7 a.m. Tuesday and was captured on video by a witness. City officials confirmed at 9:15 p.m. that water service had been restored. “His trailer ended up catching the fire hydrant and tearing it off. It also broke the valve down at the bottom of it which led to them having to shut the water down,” Police Chief Vincent West said. “There was a witness to it, and he was able ...
