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Belmont County Rescue Task Force celebrates new rescue trailer

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The Belmont County Rescue Task Force has purchased its new rescue trailer that was funded through a $75,000 grant from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. St. Clairsville Police Chief Matt Arbenz said the trailer will be housed at Cumberland Trail Fire District’s ...

St. Clairsville Chamber Recognizes Community Leaders, Businesses

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Ohio Valley Chapter of A Special Wish Foundation Executive Director Annmarie O’Grady was named the St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Service Above Self Award winner. The Service Above Self Award is given to an individual the chamber believes has gone above and ...

Report: Ohio housing gap continues to grow

The National Low Income Housing Coalition, or NLIHC, released its annual report on the affordable housing shortage with Ohio coming in with a shortage of 266,000 affordable and available units. The Gap report found that about half of the state’s renters are paying more than they can ...

High winds lash Ohio Valley

Strong winds swept through the Ohio Valley on Friday, complicating emergency response efforts, causing multiple brush fires, knocking down trees and power lines, and leaving thousands without electricity across several counties. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued a high wind ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE At 10:54 p.m. Wednesday, units on a traffic stop at U.S. 250 near the underpass in Bridgeport where a motorist drove through town with no headlights, then turned from Main Street to South Lincoln Avenue before running off the roadway and nearly striking a pole. ...