1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (180+ words) The Switzerland of Ohio Schools held its District Spelling Bee recently with students representing four of the elementary schools " River, Powhatan, Skyvue and Woodsfield. Dietrich Aanerud, an eighth grader from Powhatan Elementary, was the overall winner of the District Spelling…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago   (241+ words) Indian Creek Local School District officials said despite the snow and icy temperatures, work has remained consistent the Jefferson County Innovation Center located near Hills Elementary School in Mingo. MINGO JUNCTION " Winter's wrath has not hampered construction on the Jefferson…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago   (554+ words) The walls are closing in "on Bill Clinton. The former president and practiced political escape artist is on the verge of being held in contempt of Congress. This time, the Democrat party, which stuck with him during his scandal-plagued 1992 campaign…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago   (572+ words) Donald Trump's Arctic strategy has been 500 years in the making. When Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic in 1492, he intended to find a direct path from Europe to Asia. He didn't, of course " but the first transatlantic explorer to…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago   (475+ words) How can the life of such a man / Be in the palm of some fool's hand?" " Bob Dylan, Hurricane" You've probably never heard of Caleb Bailey, but he is a political prisoner who has been locked behind bars for nearly…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (509+ words) ST. CLAIRSVILLE " A new court date has been set for alleged double murderer Andrew Isaac Griffin. Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Berhalter set the trial date for Oct. 19 at 8:30 a.m. during a pre-trial hearing on Friday. Griffin is accused…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (347+ words) WHEELING " The Capitol Theatre in Wheeling promises to be brimming with love and music on Feb. 12 when the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra presents Endless Love " an evening of love songs. The Pops concert will feature a variety of heartwarming favorites and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (819+ words) ST. CLAIRSVILLE " Belmont County Prosecutor Kevin Flanagan recently announced his candidacy to be the next Belmont County Court of Common Pleas Judge. After five years as the county prosecutor and another twenty-five years as an assistant prosecutor, acting judge and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (311+ words) MOUNDSVILLE " United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Marshall County on Friday arrested three people, according to Marshall County Sheriff Mike Dougherty. Dougherty provided an update on those arrests on the Marshall County Sheriff's Office Facebook page Friday. He…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (162+ words) ST. CLAIRSVILLE " Senior Services of Belmont County was unable to provide meals on Monday due to hazardous winter conditions. Despite the harsh temperatures,executive director Lisa Kazmirski confirmed that residents who receive meals from the agency would continue to receive…...