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Belmont County Commissioners discuss dog and kennel fund donations, infrastructure in April 9 meeting

River News Network Staff - April 9, 2025

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — The Belmont County Commissioners convened for their regular meeting Wednesday, April 9, approving a series of kennel fund donations, financial...

Two Belmont County residents land in jail on drug charges following traffic stop

River News Network Staff - April 9, 2025

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio - A traffic stop on Tuesday landed a man and woman in jail after detectives with the Criminal Interdiction Unit discovered...

Governor DeWine Calls for Ban of Cell Phones in Schools

River News Network Staff - April 8, 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio —Ohio Governor Mike DeWine hosted a press conference Tuesday in support of legislation that would ban the use of cell phones in...

No Injuries Reported in Wheeling Island Fire

River News Network Staff - April 8, 2025

WHEELING, W.Va. — The Wheeling Fire Department responded to a structure fire early Tuesday morning at a duplex located at 13 Ohio Street on...

Two law firms file a class action lawsuit against EORH

River News Network Staff - April 8, 2025

MARTINS FERRY, Ohio - Attorneys from two law firms filed a class action lawsuit Monday against East Ohio Regional Hospital and Dr. John Johnson,...

Weirton poetry symposium on Wednesday celebrates National Poetry Month

River News Network Staff - April 7, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - Revive your poetic side at the Pam Makricosta Memorial Poetry Symposium this Wednesday, April 9 at the Mary H. Weir Library. The...

Four people arrested in two separate Belmont County search warrants

River News Network Staff - April 4, 2025

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio - On April 2, the Belmont County Sheriff's Office Criminal Interdiction Unit executed two separate search warrants for drug activity. Detectives executed the...

West Virginia man arrested after group notifies authorities of alleged child pornography materials

River News Network Staff - April 3, 2025

Hancock County, W.Va. - The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office announced that today, April 3, Victor Shreves, 65 years of age, was placed under arrest...