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‘Taking a seat’ on recycling efforts

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — JB Green Team donated a bench made completely from recycled materials to the Belmont County Courthouse on Wednesday morning. JB Green Team Belmont County Coordinator Mark McVey said the bench was donated to recognize the Belmont County Board of Commissioners for its support ...

Hitting home runs for the community

A successful business community is much like a baseball team, Roberto Clemente Jr. told the hundreds at Wheeling Park's White Palace on Wednesday afternoon. A baseball team has its superstars -- its home-run hitters and fireball ace pitchers -- but there are so many people who's talents and ...

Martins Ferry weighs costly building repairs amid tight city finances

MARTINS FERRY — Discussion over whether the city should raise service rates to help pull several departments out of the red shifted back to a larger, more expensive question: what to do with the city’s aging municipal building and how to pay for it. Officials said the answer ultimately ...

Free summer meals for children available in Belmont County starting in June

Belmont County children will once again be able to get nutritious meals for free throughout the summer, as the Community Action Commission of Belmont County is once again participating in the United States Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program. The program, which is found in ...

Underground Railroad Museum project moves forward in Morristown

MORRISTOWN — Representatives from COSI and Fire Watch Design met with Belmont County Tourism Council Executive Director Jackee Pugh at the Black Horse Inn to tour the building for the first time. The tour gave the representatives a chance to see the restoration progress and discuss ...

$200M in taxpayer funds for Ohio affordable housing left unused

An Ohio program designed to make home ownership more affordable has been largely unused, prompting two state legislators to introduce bills to revive it. The Single-Family Tax Credit Program and was created in 2024, designed to encourage public-private partnerships to build affordable single ...