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Added grant funds provide more STEAM education at Bridgeport Elementary

BRIDGEPORT — The fourth graders of Bridgeport Elementary School will be getting an early introduction to science, technology, engineering, art and math thanks to new educational equipment purchased with additional money from the Miller-Daffin grant. Bridgeport Elementary School Principal ...

Food Truck Fridays bring local flavor to Beech Hill Bar

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Beech Hill Bar recently launched its Food Truck Fridays in an effort to support other local Ohio Valley businesses. Manager Megan Zimmerman said she came up with the idea after customers frequently asked why the bar doesn’t serve food. “Everyone kept asking about ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Wednesday — 9:59 p.m., deputies were out at the Circle K parking lot on Noble Street in Bellaire assisting Bellaire Police with a report of a suspicious vehicle. — 9:40 p.m., a caller from Richland Township reported that he struck his roommate over the head with a beer bottle and requested emergency medical service. A deputy responded, took one male into custody and transported him to the Belmont County Jail. — 6:24 p.m., a caller from an address in Pease Township reported that a female came to her house accusing her of stealing earbuds and working at Wheeling Hospital, neither ...

Uptick in Lyme disease cases has Belmont County on alert

MARTINS FERRY – Belmont County leads Ohio in Lyme disease cases by leaps and bounds. There are currently 121 confirmed cases in Belmont County, with the second-most cases in the state being Jefferson County with 78 confirmed cases. Belmont County Health Commissioner Robert Sproul said ...

Moose Lodge challenges others to help local children

LAFFERTY — Lafferty Moose Lodge recently gave Heart of Belmont County its biggest donation yet. The lodge donated $3,500 to the organization following its annual summer lodge picnic. Lodge Administrator Marsha Butler said the donations were raised by the lodge having a dunk tank where ...