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Refurbished ECO Center chosen to host Ohio D-V boys’ state semifinal

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — History will be made in Belmont County on Saturday when the refurbished ECO Center on the campus of Ohio University Eastern hosts its first-ever state semifinal basketball game. Due to the Ohio High School Athletic Association going to seven divisions in both boys’ and ...

UL’s Gossett, Barnesville’s King finish Ohio D-III state runner ups

COLUMBUS — A pair of western Belmont County wrestlers fell short of the dream Sunday night with runner up finishes in their respective weight classes as the 88th annual Ohio Division III State Wrestling Tournament closed out its three-day stay at Value City Arena inside the Jerome ...

The Parent Project Program continues to soar to success

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division Judge Al Davies announced completion of the fifth year of its Parent Project Program. The initiative was designed to equip parents with effective techniques and skills for handling strong-willed children and is a ...

Report touts importance of natural gas, oil

Energy producers’ focus on a swath of eastern Ohio over 15 years has captured dollars, resources and opportunity, a natural gas and oil advocacy group reported. Mahoning and Trumbull counties ranked in the Top 10 of natural gas production for 2023, the Ohio Natural Energy Institute writes ...

Monroe Central boys head to state

Photo by Kim North Monroe Central head coach Mason Lang cuts down the net following the Seminoles’ 68-44 rout of Beaver Eastern Saturday afternoon in the Ohio Division VI Region 23 boys basketball championship game at Ohio Dominican University. See page B1

Patriotic parents aim to foster community spirit

BARNESVILLE — The Blue Star Mothers OH65 aims to provide a community to mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, foster mothers and female legal guardians who have children serving in the military, National Guard, Reserves, or children who are veterans. According to The Blue Star Mothers of ...