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American Legion supports local effort to provide school clothing

BELLAIRE — Heart of Belmont County recently received a $1,000 check from American Legion Post 52 to help children prepare for the upcoming school year. When Belmont County Job and Family Services originally announced a pause of its annual School Clothes for Kids Program, Amanda Lancione ...

DJFS finds way to resurrect School Clothes for Kids program

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – As soon as the Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services announced it would not be able to offer its annual School Clothes for Kids Program this year, the organization began working behind the scenes to try and ensure children school clothing. On Wednesday ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Tuesday — 11:16 p.m., a caller reported three suspicious males in a vehicle on Clover Ridge Road in Jacobsburg claiming they were DoorDashing. An officer patrolled the area, but nothing was found. — 11 p.m., a caller reported that people were having intercourse in a vehicle in the parking lot outside of Chick-fil-A on Mall Ring Road in St. Clairsville. An officer responded. Both individuals had motor vehicle operator’s licenses registered in West Virginia. They were advised to leave. — 9:49 p.m., an officer responded to a report of a mental health crisis at an address on Mount ...

Bridgeport School District gearing up for 'The Bridge' opening

BRIDGEPORT – The ribbon cutting for Bridgeport Exempted Village School District's new multipurpose facility, The Bridge, is a week away, scheduled for 5 p.m. Aug. 13, and board of education members and administrators met earlier this week to iron out the final details of its ...