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Belmont County Deputy Health Commissioner Robert Sproul reports on COVID-19 cases and vaccinations. The work of contact-tracing those who may have been in contact with infected people will soon be taken over by the state.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE The Belmont County Health Department is receiving some state aid in contact tracing, which should free up staff for other duties.
Belmont County Deputy Health Commissioner Robert Sproul said Tuesday he had spoken with the state health department on details of contact tracing going forward. Residents who have been in contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 will now be notified by a communications company. Public Consulting Group is contracting with the Ohio Department of Health to do contact tracing, Sproul said in a text message.
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Three of the Northern Panhandle’s four counties found themselves in the safest category Monday on the state’s COVID-19 alert map.
Hancock, Brooke and Ohio counties all were green on the Department of Health and Human Resources alert map. Meanwhile, Marshall County was orange, the second-highest-risk category.
Hancock County had an infection rate of 13.39 cases per 100,000 residents and a percent positivity of 2.99. Brooke County had an infection rate of 14.33 cases per 100,000 residents and a percent positivity of 2.90.
Ohio County had an infection rate of 17.25 cases per 100,000 residents and a percent positivity of 2.63. Marshall County had an infection rate of 25.27 cases per 100,000 residents and a percent positivity of 5.06.
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BELMONT Village Council on Thursday welcomed two new members following the resignations of councilmen Dan Scott and Shaun Bruce.
Mayor Ron Woods announced that Scott had submitted his letter of resignation in late April and that two residents had submitted letters of interest to fill the vacant seat.
Councilwoman Lorie Grob spoke in praise of Scott and his service to Belmont, “Dan’s done a really good job for us, and we’re going to miss him. He really cared a lot about this town.”
Village Solicitor T.J. Schultz pointed out that Scott had been the only member of council who did not resign when former mayor the late Stan Sobel was elected in 2015. Scott’s term expired on Dec. 31 of that year and he did not seek re-election. However, he did attend the first meeting of 2016 and agreed to be appointed to council after all other members and the fiscal officer quit.
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Shown in this photo are some of the sweats served at the 19th annual Taste of the Valley event in 2019. This year’s event will be held from 5-8 p.m. June 10 at the Capstone Soccer Complex in St. Clairsville.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE The annual Taste of the Valley event will return this year with a variety of local restaurants’ cuisine available for attendees to savor.
The 20th annual event is set for 5-8 p.m. June 10 at the Capstone Soccer Complex in St. Clairsville.
The event was canceled last year due to COVID-19 pandemic and was briefly postponed this year from its usual date in April.