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Belmont County Divisional Court Complex to host Amnesty Day

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — In assistance of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the Divisional Court Complex of Belmont County will host an Amnesty Day from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on March 23. “Anyone with an Ohio license suspension is invited to come to the Divisional Court Complex and sit down with ...

Children’s knowledge of the Bible tested during quiz bowl

WHEELING — When a child answered a Bible Bowl question correctly the sound of cheers and clapping echoed throughout the sanctuary inside National Road Church of Christ in Wheeling on Sunday. Youth from the local church were among the dozens of children from Ohio and West Virginia churches ...

Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday, as the war that began with his father’s killing less than two weeks ago took a dramatic turn. The younger Khamenei had long ...

Honors Science Club takes flight on annual Florida trip

MARTINS FERRY – Martins Ferry High School Chy-Phy Honors Science Club embarked on its two-week long Chy-Phy Marine Biology Field Trip on Friday afternoon. The annual trip sees biology teacher and Chy-Phy advisor Paul Matuska take students with a 3.0 overall GPA in all of their high school ...

D.C. trip gets a boost

SHADYSIDE – Belmont County Friends of Divisional Courts donated $1,750 to Shadyside High School’s Close-Up program for its upcoming trip to Washington D.C. Social Studies teacher and Close-Up advisor Michael Coyne said that the donation will allow him to provide the seven senior students ...

Flu numbers decline, but caution needed

STEUBENVILLE — The flu season seems to be winding down, but that doesn't necessarily mean you should not continue to take precautions to protect yourself, your family and your friends, officials with health departments across the region say. "Respiratory season lines up with the calendar, ...