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Belmont Co. Opioid Funds To Help With New Health Department Building

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted Wednesday morning to allocate the money provided to the county from the 2022 opioid settlement for the future Belmont County Health Department. A 2022 federal lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies was filed, with money from the settlement required to be divided between local governments within the state of Ohio. “As many people know, there were a number of settlements in terms of opioid lawsuits across the country within the last several years, and some of those settlements resulted in funding directly ...

Wellsburg Hires Erica Tamburin As City Manager

WELLSBURG — The City of Wellsburg will begin 2026 with a new city manager and new legal counsel. Mayor Dan Dudley said council voted 5-0 to hire Erica Tamburin, former village administrator of Shadyside, Ohio and a Wellsburg resident, to serve as city manager. Dudley said the move came at the second of two meetings held to interview candidates for the position, with Tamburin one of four selected for the final round of interviews. Currently working as a real estate agent, Tamburin held the village administrator post for two years and served previously as a nutrition outreach ...

Appeals Court Partially Reverses Decision On $600M Train Derailment Settlement

EAST PALESTINE — Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati partially reversed and remanded a lower court’s decision regarding the allocation of attorneys’ fees in the $600 million settlement tied to the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine. The ruling, issued on Nov. 25, affirmed most of the district court’s judgment but called for further review of the fee allocation process for Morgan & Morgan, a law firm involved in the case. The derailment, which occurred on Feb. 3, 2023, involved 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight ...

WVNCC Offering New Evening Welding Courses

West Virginia Northern Community College announced on Wednesday a new series of short-term, evening welding courses offered through its Continuing Education & Workforce Development Department on the Wheeling campus. Designed for working adults and individuals seeking a fast, flexible way to gain in-demand skills, these hands-on classes provide a condensed path to entry-level welding experience without the time commitment of a full degree program. The practical curriculum focuses on industry-relevant welding techniques and is offered in the evenings to support students who are ...

Unified Bank Cuts Ribbon on Woodsdale Location

Unified Bank, which already boasts a robust clientele in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle, cut the ribbon Tuesday on a site that will give those Mountain State residents a full-service spot to do their banking in Wheeling. Bank officials and Wheeling dignitaries braved the cold Tuesday ...

Bellaire Mayor Ed Marling Retiring After 24 Years of Public Service

Bellaire Mayor Ed Marling is planning to retire after serving Belmont County communities for 24 years. Before serving as Bellaire’s mayor for four years, Marling served as Shadyside’s mayor for 10 years and another 10 years on Shadyside Village Council spanning 1986 to 2006. “I’m ...