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Applications available for the School Clothes for Kids program

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services announced its annual school clothes for kids program at Wednesday’s Belmont County Board of Commissioners meeting. DJFS Fiscal Administrator Jack Regis Jr. said that the application deadline runs until 4 p.m. ...

Martins Ferry man seeks investigation of police officers’ conduct

MARTINS FERRY — A man who sought and received permission to use the city’s Recreation Center to host youth basketball sessions is now seeking the investigation and suspension of two officers on the police force. At a June 20 Martins Ferry City Council meeting, resident Greg Roby asked ...

A ‘groundbreaking’ day in Belmont

BELMONT — A facility that will provide better protection for residents of Belmont and surrounding communities — as well as more comfort and care for those who respond in emergencies — is officially under construction. More than two years ago in February 2023, the Belmont Volunteer ...

Holloway Mayor Joseph Schaeffer sentenced to jail for aggravated menacing

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Holloway Mayor Joseph Schaeffer, who was found guilty of threatening to blow up the Belmont County Courthouse, will spend 10 days in the Belmont County Jail for aggravated menacing. According to testimony at his trial in Belmont County Western Division Court, Schaeffer ...

Former state Rep. Jack Cera dies at 69

WHEELING — Jack Cera, a Bellaire native who represented the local area in the Ohio House of Representatives for nearly 25 years, died Sunday at age 69 following a battle with cancer. Cera served in the House from 1983-96 and again from 2011-20, representing Belmont, Monroe, Noble, Jefferson ...