ST. CLAIRSVILLE The public soon may have more input at St. Clairsville City Council meetings. Council is debating whether to give members of the public who ask to be placed on the agenda the opportunity to speak for three minutes each at the beginning of every council meeting without being required to provide a […]
Upgrades to the sewer system are in the works in Belmont County, with the board of commissioners Thursday approving agreements for engineer and professional services with the engineering firm Vaughn, Coast and Vaughn Inc. at the recommendation of Water and Sewer Director Kelly Porter. Commissioner J.P. Dutton said three issues are being addressed. The first […]
Assistance is available to help college students with connections to the foster care system as they take on postsecondary education. Belmont College and Ohio University have been named among the first group of Ohio colleges, universities and Ohio Technical Centers to earn the Ohio Reach Postsecondary designation for their efforts to support foster care-connected students. […]
The Belmont County Courthouse welcomed a new common pleas judge Friday with the swearing in of Chris Berhalter. Berhalter, who has served as Belmont County Northern Division judge since 2014, was appointed to the common pleas position following the retirement of Frank Fregiato. Berhalter’s fellow common pleas judge, John Vavra, and Al Davies, juvenile and […]
Thursday was National Overdose Awareness Day and the Belmont County Health Department brought attention to the growing problem of drug overdoses and to offer tools to combat it. Staff at the health department were giving out Narcan kits at the Walmart Plaza, as well as other hygiene items and information. The kits have naloxone, which […]