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Fire district expansion fueled by $1.5M USDA Grant

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Cumberland Trail Fire District will soon look different to residents driving by. On Friday afternoon the district was awarded $1,575,000 by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Ohio under President Donald J. Trump. The funds will go toward a ...

Falling concrete prompts closures around Steubenville’s Sinclair Building

STEUBENVILLE — City officials are warning pedestrians to steer clear of the Sinclair Building at Fourth and Market after chunks of potentially deadly concrete fell onto the sidewalk this week. City Manager Mike Johnson said the sidewalk, the westbound turning lane on Market Street and the ...

Donation for Belmont County Animal Shelter

From left, Vanessa Craig, co-owner and co-founder of Play & Stay Pet Camp, Joe Lovell, race director and special events coordinator, and Lisa Duvall, dog warden at Belmont County Animal Shelter, pose after a donation presentation made possible through proceeds from the Rovers on the River ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Wednesday — 10:56 p.m., a caller reported that she had video footage of a female going to an address on West Pope Creek Road in Jacobsburg and stealing food. Information was taken for a report. — 10:51 p.m., an officer on a traffic stop on Lincoln Avenue in Bridgeport issued a warning to ...

Bridgeport receives next installment from national class action lawsuit

BRIDGEPORT – The village of Bridgeport has received its latest installment of a six-figure settlement from a nationwide class-action lawsuit filed three years ago. The village recently received $116,995 from 3M, the latest installment from the company, which has already paid $131,803. 3M, ...

DeWine vetoes bill requiring photo ID for mail voting in Ohio

Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a new Republican-passed bill that would have required Ohioans to show a photo ID to vote by mail. DeWine announced late Wednesday that he had vetoed House Bill 472, which expanded the strict photo ID requirement Ohio has had for voting since 2023. The Republican ...