LANSING — Wolfhurst Volunteer Fire Department, Bridgeport Fire Department, and Brookside Volunteer Fire Department were called to a garage fire at roughly 5 p.m. on Monday evening on Elm Street. Wolfhurst Volunteer Fire Department chief Matt Otto said that his crew was called due to ...
BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 10:47 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported that someone was trying to break into her home on Maple Street in Powhatan Point. She said her door was locked, and they were trying to gain entry through the screen door, but the dog scared them off. Units ...
Photos by Shelley Hanson People ride horses during the St. Clairsville Christmas Parade on Sunday. A variety of floats, dance teams and more were in the parade.
BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 5:08 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy responded to Barnesville-Hendrysburg Road near Harry Dew Road in Barnesville at the request of the Ohio State Highway Patrol to check on a motor vehicle crash. Vehicles were stuck, and the officer shut down the top of the ...
WHEELING — The condition of the site where Wheeling’s homeless encampment was located until its closure earlier this week was described by city leaders as a “hell hole,” and its cleanup came at a significant price. The Wheeling City Manager’s Office officially announced in a ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — For the ninth straight year, the Wheeling Police Department and the Belmont County Sheriff’s Department teamed up with the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley for “Operation Toy Lift.” The event was created by Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger in hopes of ...