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'Heavy Metal Experience' Leading To Trade Jobs For Recent Grads

WHEELING – Many of today’s recent high school graduates are seeking a “heavy metal experience” in construction trades, and also the opportunity to start earning solid wages the day after commencement. “The Heavy Metal Summer Experience," sponsored though the Sheet Metal Workers ...

Belmont County receives Coordinated Transit Plan presentation

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Commission was presented Wednesday with a new Coordinated Transit Plan for Human Services during its regular meeting. The plan was presented by Ethan Combs, transportation planner with the Bel-O-Mar Regional Council. Also present was Chad Zambori, ...

Police Reports

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE —11:01 p.m. Tuesday: Deputies assisted St. Clairsville Police in clearing a rental house on East Main Street in St. Clairsville. Nothing was found, the report stated. —10:54 p.m. Tuesday: A caller was in a parking lot on East Lawn Avenue in St. Clairsville and reported she was having issues with her boyfriend. A deputy assisted St. Clairsville Police on the call. The deputy transported the female to Crescent Road and Barton-Crescent Road, where she got into her boyfriend’s vehicle, according to the report. —8:12 p.m. Tuesday: A caller from ...

Legislation would force review of utility company projections

A pair of Ohio state senators want to tighten scrutiny of utility company electric-usage projections, hoping to avoid expensive new power plants that may not be needed. “The forecasts must be real,” State Sen. Mark Romanchuk, R-Ontario, said at a news conference Tuesday. “Forecast is not demand. A speculative project that may never use a single megawatt in Ohio should not become the excuse for costs that real customers are forced to pay.” Romanchuk co-sponsored Senate Bill 457, the Electricity Forecast Integrity Act, to “encourage more accurate forecasting to prevent ...

Trial date set for former Martins Ferry fire chief

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A trial date has been set for former Martins Ferry volunteer fire chief William Rinderer. Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Chris Berhalter scheduled a jury trial for Aug. 13 at 9:30 a.m. Rinderer appeared before Berhalter on Monday morning. He was indicted last week on one count each of gross sexual imposition and pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor. On Monday, Rinderer's bond remained unchanged from when he was indicted at $75,000, with certain conditions. Berhalter said Rinderer is to have no contact with the alleged victim or any minors. The ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT Sunday — 11:48 p.m., an officer responded to an address on Phillips Road in Fairpoint for a reported fight. — 10:24 p.m., a caller reported that a suspicious female approached her vehicle on Valley Plaza Drive in St. Clairsville and harassed her. Officers responded and located the suspect near Anytime Fitness. The caller declined to pursue charges. — 9:30 p.m., a caller reported a break-in at Lansing Limited on Commercial Drive in Bridgeport. Officers responded and collected information for a report. — 9:19 p.m., a caller from Hawthorne ...