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BETHESDA The village welcomed a new mayor last week with the swearing-in of Bob Flanagan during the first council meeting of 2024. Flanagan previously se ....
BETHESDA Samantha Burkhead is reflecting on her term as mayor of Bethesda, having decided not to seek reelection. Next year she will hand over the reins ....
BETHESDA Robert Flanagan was elected mayor with 229 votes to challenger Linda Reeves’ 112 votes on Tuesday. A total of 341 of Bethesda’s 797 voters, ....
BETHESDA A long-standing issue in the village will be rectified soon, with an expected improvement to a busy intersection. Belmont County Port Authority ....
For The Times Leader BELMONT Village Council decided to discard an ordinance aimed at abatement of hazardous buildings in the village, opting instead to use the Ohio Revised Code to go after property owners who allow structures to deteriorate and become unsafe. At the request of Mayor Ron Woods and council, Village Solicitor T.J. Schultz had drafted the ordinance. He used as a guide one that has been successful in the nearby village of Barnesville to abate dangerous structures while giving the village the means of recovering money spent to do so through tax liens. While the first two readings of the ordinance took place during the February and March council meetings, it was revealed April 1 that Fire Chief Bob Mills, who would be responsible for determining which structures met the criteria outlined in the ordinance, was uncomfortable with the legislation due to liability concerns. During that council meeting, Mayor Woods said officials had since learned there alread ....