Purple City residents heard about how conditions in Martins Ferry might improve if voters approve a 1% income tax increase in the Nov. 7 election. Martins Ferry City Council hosted a town hall on Monday, and residents voiced some concerns over the proposed tax hike. Residents will vote to either raise the city income tax […]
The Ohio Department of Transportation is preparing its vehicles to ensure they are ready to battle snow and ice in the winter months. Snow plows were lined up Monday as ODOT District 11 began its 120-point inspections on each of the district’s vehicles at the Belmont County garage in Morristown. Lauren Borell, public information officer […]
BRIDGEPORT Eighty years after Bridgeport native Charles George Reynolds gave his life in service to his country, his remains have come back home. Reynolds was a 1st lieutenant and a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, and he was declared missing in action in November 1943. The Defense POW/MIA […]
This year’s King Pumpkin received some not-very-royal treatment prior to arriving at the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival on Wednesday. The reigning champion weighed in at 1,950 pounds and was grown by Bill Neptune of New Concord, Ohio. This is Neptune’s fourth time winning the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off after back-to-back victories in 2009 and 2010 and winning […]
Prisoners at Belmont Correctional Institute planted pumpkins back in May, and now they plan to enter the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival Weigh-Off for the first time today. Weigh-off organizer Dean Wehr went to Belmont Correctional Institute to look at the planned pumpkin entry on Monday morning and said that it should place in the top 10. […]