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Ohio Valley WWII POW’s Remains Coming Home For Final Rest

MOUNDSVILLE -- For Moundsville resident Joe Richmond and his family, this Veterans Day will be even more special. His great uncle Raymond Carl Richmond, a World War II prisoner of war who died in a Japanese camp, will be coming home for his final rest. After 81 years, Raymond Richmond's ...

Belmont County Sheriff Reports for Nov. 7

Thursday At 11:18 p.m., a caller reported that a suspicious male with a red van was acting strangely and walking around the parking lot outside of Walmart on Valley Plaza Drive in St. Clairsville. Officers responded. The male was intoxicated and was being picked up by his mother, according to the report. At 7:10 p.m., an officer initiated a traffic stop in Bridgeport, but the vehicle stopped on the U.S. 40 bridge connecting to Wheeling Island. A warning was issued to the motorist for a tail light violation. At 6:28 p.m., a caller from an address in Bridgeport reported that he thought ...

Bridgeport Police Officers Bumba, Battistone and Elerick awarded

BRIDGEPORT – Three Bridgeport police officers were honored at the third annual department award ceremony Thursday. Officer Nicholas Bumba won the Extra Mile award and officers Nicholas Battistone and Alexander Elerick won the Outstanding Commendation awards. Assistant Police Chief Darby ...

Belmont County Commissioners Learn About Local GoBus Public Transit Line

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Commission this week heard a presentation about federally-funded GoBus transportation offerings in the county. Kirby Dearth, transit grant coordinator for the Ohio Department of Transportation, said people can travel from St. Clairsville to the ...

Main Street Bank To Merge Into First Community Bank

Main Street Bank will soon have a new look and a new name, as First Community Bank and Main Street Bank recently announced Main Street’s merger into the First Community. Under the new agreement, the Wooster, Ohio-based Main Street Bank will merge into the Bluefield, Virginia-based First ...