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Bridgeport vet students building reptile rooms

BRIDGEPORT – Bridgeport High School students at Taylor Watson’s Veterinary class are getting practical experience in caring for animals, starting with building habitats for some scaly young friends. Watson is making the most of her class. She showed off several enclosures her students ...

Belmont County Animal Shelter set to host fundraiser

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The Belmont County Animal Shelter will be hosting an online fundraiser on Oct. 6 to help pay for its new location. The fundraiser will be taking place on Jordan’s Way’s Facebook page. Jordan’s Way is a traveling organization with the goal of helping underfunded ...

Belmont American Legion Post 312 Spaghetti Dinner Set For Oct. 4

BELMONT — The Belmont American Legion Post 312's annual Spaghetti Dinner is slated from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Belmont Gym, 209 Brown St., Belmont. The cost is by donation. People can eat-in or carryout. There will also be a variety of chance auction prizes and gifts to ...

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Bellaire committee meetings scheduled The Village of Bellaire has scheduled several committee meetings, all to be held Tuesday, Oct. 6 in council chambers on the second floor of the municipal building. There will be a Street, Building, and Property Committee meeting at 9:30 a.m., a Working Meeting with Fiscal Officer/Council at 10 a.m., and a Health and Safety Committee meeting at noon. Belmont-Harrison VSD BOE to meet The Belmont-Harrison Vocational School District Board of Education will conduct its regular October board meeting on Monday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. The meeting will take ...

Ohio lawmakers suspend state gas tax for 90 days

In a politically charged election year, the Ohio Legislature on Wednesday suspended the state’s tax on gasoline and diesel for 90 days as drivers grapple with soaring prices at the pump due to international events and other factors. The suspension will cost the state treasury about $725 million and save individual motorists about $3 a week, according to lawmakers. “Gov. [Mike] DeWine intends to sign the bill,” spokesman Dan Tierney told The Center Square. Lawmakers passed the bill as an emergency measure, meaning it will take effect as soon as DeWine signs it, eliminating the ...