While not offering many specifics of what his deputies dealt with, Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack said the scene of the alleged murder of a 1-year-old child was something that "no one would want to see." Zusack offered more information in the incident, which happened Friday at a home on ...
WHEELING – A 20-year-old Belmont County woman made her initial court appearance on Monday after being charged last week with the murder of a young child in a felony criminal case officials said involved a firearm. Autumn Sky Stotelmyer Palmer appeared before Belmont County Western Division ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – St. Clairsville City Council continues to disagree on a 3% pay increase ordinance for non-elected and nonunion employees. On Monday evening, Councilman Mike Kasper made a motion to bring a tabled ordinance that would provide all non-elected and nonunion employees with a 3% ...
MARTINS FERRY – A Belmont County resident has been named one of the top voices in the fields of security and life safety by the Life Safety Alliance. Chris Stitt, CEO of CrisisLead and author of “Scaling Pyramids: Leadership Lessons from a Mid- Level Bureaucrat,” has been named one of ...
Thirty-one states, including West Virginia and Ohio, have opted in to the federal Education Freedom Scholarship Program, while 19 states and Washington, D.C. have not done so, ahead of the January 2027 deadline. The Trump administration launched the school choice initiative in 2025 through ...
