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Brooke Commissioners Fill Vacancy, Name 911 Director

WELLSBURG — On Tuesday, Brooke County commissioners filled a vacant commission seat, named a new director for the county’s 911 center and approved its budget for the 2026 fiscal year. Commissioners Tom Diserio and Stacey Wise agreed to appoint Christina White, the 911 center’s current director, to fill the seat of A.J. Thomas, who stepped down Feb. 29. White will serve the remainder of this year, while the executive committees of any political party may name candidates, which could include White, for the seat in this year’s general election. The winner of such a race would ...

Steubenville City Manager Jim Mavromatis Retires After Decade of Service

STEUBENVILLE — For the past 10 years Jim Mavromatis has known exactly where he was going to be every Tuesday night — sitting in council chambers, listening to city officials, department heads and the general public discuss what’s going on in Steubenville, what needs fixed and how to pay ...

One Arrest Made After Bomb Threats Target St. Clairsville Businesses

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – One person is in custody after multiple bomb threats were called into St. Clairsville area businesses. Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack said that the bomb threats began at Walmart in St. Clairsville's Ohio Valley Plaza was evacuated on Tuesday afternoon. Richland ...

No Trial Date Yet For Sandton Browder In Bellaire Murder Case

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Another pre-trial hearing has been scheduled in the Sandton Browder murder case. Browder, 23, of Virginia is charged with one count of murder with a gun specification and one count of having a weapon while under disability after allegedly shooting to death Jordan Dean, ...

Ohio Valley Mall Celebrates Arrival Of Golden Ticket Cinemas

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Members of the St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the return of movie theaters at the Ohio Valley Mall with a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday at Golden Ticket Cinemas. President and CEO John Bloemeke said that the ceremony was a great way to celebrate the ...

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Fluharty To Appear On PBS Show Del. Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, will appear at 9 p.m. Tuesday on the PBS program “Breaking the Deadlock.” The program is designed to encourage civil dialogue at a time when conversation is polarized. The series brings together a varied panel of prominent voices from the legal, political and cultural arenas to explore ethical dilemmas drawn from real life. Tuesday’s episode deals with online sports gambling. Fluharty, head of governmental affairs at Play n’GO, joins a panel that includes sitting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., former NFL ...