Shadyside to impose $100-a-day fine for nuisance properties

SHADYSIDE – Mayor Mike Meintel informed residents during Monday’s council meeting that the nuisance property ordinance that was recently passed will go into effect on Friday. “​​I hope people know how serious we are about cleaning up this town. I mean, I can't make it any ...

Weirton Council amends proposed service fee increase

WEIRTON – Weirton Council took another step to increase its Municipal Service Fee in an effort to reopen the County Road Fire Station and expand the staffing of the Weirton Fire Department, although a third reading will be needed after an amendment was made to the ordinance Monday night. During its Monday meeting held in the Weirton Room of the Millsop Community Center, council approved by a 6-1 vote, what was originally set as the second reading of Ordinance 2272, aimed at increasing the Municipal Service Fee from its current assessment of $2 per week from each individual working ...

Amnesty Day Seeks To Get Drivers Back on the Road

In parternship with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the Divisional Court Complex of Belmont County will host an Amnesty Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 23. “Anyone with an Ohio license suspension is invited to come to the Divisional Court Complex and sit down with a BMV ...

Better Living Returns

MOUNDSVILLE — Businesses, service providers and community organizations from across the region gathered under one roof Friday afternoon as the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce kicked off the 21st annual Living Better: Health & Business Expo at 4 p.m. inside the Moundsville Center. The two-day event continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Moundsville Center, located within the former West Virginia Penitentiary complex on Eighth Street. Organizers expected more than 90 vendor booths and roughly 2,000 to 2,500 attendees during the expo, which also features an indoor food ...

Ferry Science Club Sets Off For Sunshine State

Martins Ferry High School biology teacher and Chy-Phy Honors Science Club advisor Paul Matuska tells his club of the itinerary before leaving the school to go to the annual Florida trip. (Photo by Gage Vota) MARTINS FERRY – Martins Ferry High School Chy-Phy Honors Science Club embarked on ...