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zNewsletter Sunday

Monroe seniors voice resistance to move of center

WOODSFIELD — Senior citizens voiced opposition to the Monroe County Board of Commissioners’ proposed move of the Monroe County Senior Center from its current location to the former Safe Auto building. Officials with GMN Tri-County Community Action Corp., the organization that administers ...

New fire engine rolls into Belmont

BELMONT — Jake Tacosik was just a little guy — 6 years old — the day that his dad and uncle helped pick up a new fire engine for the village of Belmont on June 8, 1992. Today, he is a much bigger guy — and he played a big role in helping the Belmont Volunteer Fire Department design and ...

Monroe County land bank finalizes list of properties to be demolished

WOODSFIELD — The Monroe County land bank recently approved 26 blighted properties to be demolished throughout the county in the coming year. The land bank board met Monday afternoon to finalize the list of properties. Board members selected properties in Antioch, Duffy, Graysville, ...

Shadyside to strategize in seeking grants

SHADYSIDE — The village is eyeing potential funding opportunities and will take a more organized approach to seeking out resources. Among the possibilities is a partnership with Pultney Township to apply for joint Ohio Public Works Commission projects. Council began Monday’s meeting by ...

Woman sentenced for extortion of murdered man

ST. CLAIRSVILLE ­— A second defendant in an extortion scheme against a business owner who was later murdered will spend three years behind bars. Miana Maylyn Smith, 25, of Guernsey Street, Bellaire, received the maximum sentence of three years in prison when she appeared Monday before ...

WVU Medicine, Ogden Wellness Weekend form ideal partnership

WHEELING — In stepping up as the presenting sponsor for the Ogden Wellness Weekend, WVU Medicine looks at that partnership as a hand-in-glove fit. “If you look at what our mission is, it’s wellness,” said Douglass Harrison, CEO of both WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital and WVU Medicine ...