ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Andrew Isaac Griffin, former partner in the Elm Grove Salsa Joe’s restaurant, was arrested Tuesday for the 2021 murders of Thomas and Angela Strussion at their Belmont-area home. Griffin, 32, was arrested in Hawaii and charged with two counts of aggravated ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Board of Commissioners held an emergency meeting Thursday following the arrest of a county employee. The rare meeting was held due to Belmont County Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director Glenn Trudo being arrested Wednesday. The commissioners ...

MARTINS FERRY — A motion for the Martins Ferry Board of Education to transfer 4 mills of property tax within the 10-mill limitation from a general fund to a permanent improvements fund died for lack of a second Thursday evening. Board Vice President Dave Bruney made the motion to transfer ...

MARTINS FERRY — A dangerous trend is occurring on Ohio roadways, where 49 Ohio Department of Transportation snow plows have been struck by other vehicles so far this winter. ODOT District 11 Public Information Officer Lauren Borell announced the tally on Thursday. District 11 includes ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Prosecutor Kevin Flanagan confirmed Thursday that Andrew Isaac Griffin was arrested in another jurisdiction on two counts of aggravated murder for the double homicide of Thomas and Angela Strussion. The Strussions were found dead inside their home on Trails ...

YORKVILLE — Yorkville Village Council held a special meeting Wednesday evening to discuss the resignations of Street and Sanitation Department employee Chance Mellinger and Water and Sewage Department employee Bryan Sand. Mellinger and Sand both said they submitted their resignations ...