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Beech Bottom election sees tie in council results

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BEECH BOTTOM – Four of the five at-large council seats in Beech Bottom were decided as part of Tuesday's election, with the fifth to be determined during next week's canvassing. The village election saw nine candidates step forward with the hope of representing their community on council. Of those, Shane Niven received the highest number of votes with 39, followed by Greg Sheperd with 36; Don Hubbard with 35; and Nick Showalter with 34. Results show a tie vote for the fifth council seat, with Bab Sadler and PJ Dalbo each receiving 30 votes. According to city officials, the tie vote ...

Crash under investigation in Hancock County

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NEWELL – The Hancock County Sheriff's Department is investigating a two-vehicle crash near the Ergon refinery, Tuesday, which resulted in one individual trapped within a vehicle. Hancock County 911 received a call from Ergon just after 3 p.m. Tuesday of a two-vehicle crash with entrapment and injuries on W.Va. 2 near the refinery located south of Newell. Ergon employees and passing motorists stopped to assist before emergency responders arrived, according to a report from the Sheriff's Office. The male driver trapped inside one of the vehicles was extricated by the Newell Volunteer ...

Trial date set for former Martins Ferry fire chief

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A trial date has been set for former Martins Ferry volunteer fire chief William Rinderer. Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Chris Berhalter scheduled a jury trial for Aug. 13 at 9:30 a.m. Rinderer appeared before Berhalter on Monday morning. He was indicted last week on one count each of gross sexual imposition and pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor. On Monday, Rinderer's bond remained unchanged from when he was indicted at $75,000, with certain conditions. Berhalter said Rinderer is to have no contact with the alleged victim or any minors. The ...

High-demand trade program makes its return to JVS

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BLOOMINGDALE — Growing interest has led Jefferson County Joint Vocational School to bring back its HVACR program for both students and adults, with Keith Kaczor serving as instructor. Kaczor will teach the program to incoming juniors and seniors this fall. For now, he is leading an ...

Rec director says there's work to be done

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STEUBENVILLE — The bad news about the state of the city's recreation department is that there is a lot of work that needs to be done. The good news is that it's all fixable. That's the message Don Patterson, the city's newly hired parks and recreation director, brought to members of the ...

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Birthday June 10 Dave Brockway, Wintersville Police Steubenville Police Con job: A Sinclair Avenue resident told police Sunday she’d let a male she “doesn’t know much about” stay with her for a few days and allowed him to take her car to an interview at a business on S. 4th Street, but he never brought it back. She said she found out something was wrong when a friend called her “wondering why she was driving down Adams Street” when he was supposed to be at the job interview, so she called the store to ask if he’d interviewed with them and was advised he had not. She ...