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Shadyside plans to go from Halloween to Hallmark

SHADYSIDE – The village of Shadyside will now have trick-or-treat on Halloween, Oct. 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. During village council’s meeting Monday evening, council member Melanie Haswell addressed a motion that was passed during council’s previous meeting. At the past meeting, ...

Valloric sentenced in case involving more than 10,000 images

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Former Bellaire High School teacher and track coach Shawn Valloric was sentenced to 14-15 years in prison Monday. Valloric pleaded guilty to 52 charges involving child pornography in August. In April, he was arraigned on 52 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter ...

New felony charges filed against former Brooke High principal

WELLSBURG — Two additional felony charges have been filed in the case against the now-former principal of Brooke High School, who has been accused of hiding cameras in three girls' locker rooms at the school. Eric Michael James, 53, now faces three felony counts of intentionally ...

Staying Clean Club’s car show gears up for 10th year

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Schools Staying Clean Club, in conjunction with the Classy Chassis Car Club, is gearing up for the 10th annual Car, Truck and Bike Show on Saturday at the Ohio Valley Mall. The annual event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with registration ...

Study: Franciscan University adds $81.2M to Ohio Valley economy

STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville contributed an estimated $81.2 million in added income to the Ohio Valley economy and supported 1,146 regional jobs during the 2024-25 fiscal year, according to a new economic impact study by Lightcast. The study measured the economic ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Thursday — 9:30 p.m. — A deputy responded to a hit-skip accident that occurred in the parking lot of Recon on National Road in Bridgeport, according to Martins Ferry Police radio traffic. The officer responded to an address on North Second Street in Martins Ferry, according to the report. The crash involved one vehicle registered in West Virginia and another registered in Ohio. There was property damage only. — 7:54 p.m. — A caller at the Ohio State Highway Patrol post on National Road in St. Clairsville wanted an officer to look at a car for a tracker. Units responded and ...