Bridgeport Schools Share Positive Outlook for New Year

The atmosphere at Bridgeport Exempted Village School District is charged with optimism as district leaders look to 2026, with growth and new opportunities on the horizon. The biggest news is the grant-funded education, health and community facility to be dubbed “the Bridge,” being ...

Orthodox Clergy Bless the Ohio River in Annual Ritual

Clergy and members from several area Orthodox Christian churches braved the cold on Sunday afternoon to pray for God’s blessings on the Ohio River and all people at the Steubenville Marina. The occasion was the eighth-annual Pan-Orthodox Great Blessing on the Ohio River, which is held in ...

New Attorney Seeks Delay in Belmont County Double Murder Trial

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A new defense attorney for accused murderer Andrew Isaac Griffin asked Friday that Griffin’s trial date set for spring be continued. Griffin is accused in the double homicide of Thomas and Angela Strussion at their Trails End Drive home near Belmont in 2021. Griffin is ...

Cockroach-Infested Rental Properties in Moundsville Being Treated

MOUNDSVILLE — The city of Moundsville is still working toward remedying issues with cockroach-infested rental properties that residents complained about in recent months. City Manager Rick Healy said the city temporarily footed the bill for the first three treatments to kill the bugs at ...

Martins Ferry Officials Looking Ahead After an ‘Up And Down’ 2025

MARTINS FERRY — As the calendar turns to 2026, Martins Ferry city leaders are reflecting on a year marked by both significant accomplishments and a serious challenge, while expressing optimism about the city’s future. Mayor John Davies described 2025 as “an up and down year” for the city, pointing first to the continued closure of East Ohio Regional Hospital as a major setback. “On the downside obviously was the hospital. It was a really powerful blow to the city,” Davies said during council’s first meeting of the year on Wednesday. “But we are continuing to work to ...