ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As students prepare to return to school, the Belmont County Board of Commissioners and Belmont County Sheriff’s Office are focusing on student safety. The board approved four motions Wednesday morning that will place School Resource Officers in four Belmont County ...
WHEELING — Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization, will bring a free medical outreach clinic to Wheeling Aug. 21-23 in partnership with Newbridge Church. The clinic will provide free medical, dental and vision care to community members regardless of insurance status or ability to show identification. “Samaritan's Purse responded to the historic flooding that impacted Valley Grove and neighboring communities last year. As they looked to expand the reach of their community medical clinic, they reached out again to partner with us,” said Pastor Chris ...
A nonprofit agency created by the state funded by state liquor profits is once again taking fire. In recent years, questions surrounded JobsOhio renewal of its lease for state liquor profits and its connection to former Ohio State University President Ted Carter, who resigned after “inappropriate relationship” with a podcaster connected to the agency. Now, JobsOhio Board President Josh Rubin is taking fire from attorney general candidate John Kulewitz. A candidate for Ohio attorney general wants the state to investigate whether Rubin used his position to help a lobbying firm and ...
Monday — 11:07 p.m., Wheeling Police requested assistance in locating a runaway juvenile. A deputy responded to an address in Bethesda and spoke with a female who stated that an individual called her the previous day and told her he had jumped out of a window to escape his father, who was physically and mentally abusing him. She picked him up in West Virginia and brought him back to her home in Ohio. The male was dating her daughter. She contacted child protective services and was claiming emergency custody of him for the night. — 9:38 p.m., a caller on Stewart Drive in St. ...
BELMONT — Belmont American Legion Post 312 is making a public call for help as construction of the new Belmont Volunteer Fire Station continues to affect attendance at the Belmont County Military Veterans Museum. The post shares a home with the museum, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ...
SHADYSIDE — Ohio state Sen. Brian Chavez held a town hall meeting Tuesday evening at the Shadyside Community Center, bringing local elected officials and residents together to discuss issues affecting the region. Chavez said the meetings are important because they give residents an ...
