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St. C. top spellers head to county bee

Photos Provided Fifth-grader Charlotte David, left, and eighth-grader Greigh Schnelle won first and second places, respectively, in the St. Clairsville-Richland City School District spelling bee last week. Both advance to the 2024-25 Belmont County Spelling Bee, scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 13 ...

Flushing woman injured in crash

FLUSHING — A Flushing resident was flown from the scene of a traffic accident by medical helicopter on Saturday. Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Rocky Hise said the accident remained under investigation Sunday, but he was able to release some details. The collision occurred Saturday ...

Water tank slip repair project to begin in Shadyside

SHADYSIDE — A project to repair a slip on 40th Street will begin soon in Shadyside. Jared Koski, staff engineer at May Engineering, said the hillside at West 40th Street and Monroe Avenue is slipping, causing the foundation of a water tower there to tilt. The tower has not been maintained ...

Martins Ferry students use virtual drones to place in competition

MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry High School students used their computers to guide virtual drones around the world in a simulation to detect radiation and won first and third places in a competition. The competition, similar to a video game, simulated a group going in to detect where any ...

Annual Thanksgiving distribution of food held at Dream Center on Saturday

WHEELING — The public is welcome next week to the annual Thanksgiving distribution of food items courtesy of the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple at the North Wheeling Community Dream Center — which is also the future site for a proposed child care center. The yearly event takes place ...

Guest shows UL Elementary students that Santa uses science

MORRISTOWN — Jason Lindsey, better known as Mr. Science, visited Union Local Elementary School on Friday afternoon for a holiday-themed presentation. Lindsey is a nationally recognized science, technology, engineering and mathematics teacher who has been featured on NBC’s Today Show, ...