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Missed deadline forces Martins Ferry to restart income tax proposal

MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry City Council will have to start over if it still intends to ask voters to approve an increase in the city's income tax to 2% after officials ran out of time to complete the required steps to place the measure on the November ballot. The ordinance was introduced ...

Eight students graduate Summer CCAP Program

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The Summer CCAP Program and CrossFit for Change held its summer graduation on Wednesday, which saw eight students graduate. Jaden Wiethe, Madyx Ridenbaugh, Clarissa Jarrett, Paiyten Gaito, Jeshua Holder, Stephanie Buck, Logan Henry, and Nolan Gammeter graduated the ...

More details released in Belmont infant murder case

While not offering many specifics of what his deputies dealt with, Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack said the scene of the alleged murder of a 1-year-old child was something that "no one would want to see." Zusack offered more information in the incident, which happened Friday at a home on ...

National Night Out lands another successful year

BRIDGEPORT — The Bridgeport Police Department hosted its annual National Night Out on Tuesday evening at Perkins Field, bringing residents and law enforcement together for an evening of community engagement. The event opened with the Bridgeport High School Marching Band performing the ...

Community gathers for Wheeling National Night Out

WHEELING — Hundreds of visitors, from children to adults, gathered at Wheeling Park on Tuesday evening as the Wheeling Police Department and several community partners hosted the annual National Night Out. Now in its 43rd year, the event is part of a nationwide campaign to strengthen ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Sunday — 11 p.m., An anonymous caller from an address on Patterson Hill Road in Bellaire reported someone revving a motorcycle outside. The caller said this had been going on for at least an hour and 30 minutes. A deputy responded and spoke with a group of people. A juvenile advised it was likely his truck and that nobody was revving a motorcycle. The deputy advised them to be mindful. — 10:44 p.m., Monroe County requested a welfare check on a mother and two children at an address on McDowell Road in Barnesville. Deputies were dispatched and made contact with the mother and both ...