CHEERS to all the recipients of GAP grants from the Belmont County Tourism Council. We look forward to all the improvements, events and activities your will be able to fund with that money.

JEERS to ongoing troubles at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, where AEP Ohio is expected to cut the power due to unpaid bills.

CHEERS to Gold, Khourey and Turak for continuing to bring teens the message of how dangerous driving impaired can be. It is an important message to be delivered each prom season.

JEERS to the need to increase water rates in the village of Belmont, which has its own wells. Unfortunately, the drought last summer increased reliance on Belmont County water.

CHEERS to all the volunteers who help make events run smoothly during the Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend each Memorial Day weekend. We can’t wait to see you again!