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zNewsletter Sunday

Easter parade bringing holiday cheer to St. C.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Put on your Easter bonnet — St. Clairsville will welcome the Easter Bunny Sunday with a parade through the city to mark the holiday. Mayor Kathryn Thalman worked with volunteers Monday at the mayor’s office, packing items for older and younger residents who might need ...

Porterfield’s Drive-thru closing Saturday

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Porterfield’s Drive-Thru Farm & Garden is shutting down for good after serving the area’s agricultural supply needs for close to 30 years. Owner Kirke Porterfield said the doors will close at noon Saturday. “My knee replacement didn’t go as planned, and I’m ...

Blame My Roots growing

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Business leaders and representatives from agencies across the Ohio Valley joined in celebrating the area’s newest country music festival during Breakfast with Blame My Roots at the Market at Ebbert Farms. Co-founder Chris Dutton updated the gathering about how the ...

Woodsfield to welcome K-9 officer

WOODSFIELD — To assist in combating the growing drug activity in the village, the Woodsfield Police Department will soon welcome a new addition to its squad — K-9 Tito. Chief Corey Jones said the 1-year-old Dutch Shepherd has joined the force to help combat the drug epidemic that is ...

Martins Ferry rejected for $400,000 ODNR park grant

MARTINS FERRY ­— The Purple City failed in its attempt to secure a $400,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant, but officials aren’t giving up. Service Director Andy Sutak told council last week after reading the rejection letter from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources that he ...

New COVID-19 variant not yet cause for worry, local officials say

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A second omicron variant of the coronavirus — BA 2 — is beginning to circulate and is reported to be even more contagious than the original omicron by some health officials. “As the omicron surge continues to decline in the U.S., infectious disease experts are ...