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Times Leader Staff Writer Barb Ballint, director of the Belmont County Tourism Council, reports a decrease in lodging tax receipts but said the tourism council will continue its work. ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County has seen a steep decline in lodging tax receipts due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Tourism Council Director Barb Ballint said her department will keep aiding and promoting local events despite decreased funding. The lodging tax receipts hit an “all-time low,” declining 53 percent from first quarter 2020 and 66 percent from first quarter 2019. Ballint told county commissi...

VCB Announces Recipients of 2021 Grant Assistance Program 2021 GAP recipients back row (l) Cindy Arent- National Museum of Cambridge Glass; Heather Carpenter  – Guernsey County Community Improvement Corporation; Brad Richert – Cambridge Lions Club; Rick Booth – Guernsey County History Museum; Ralph Ray – Cambridge Lions Club; Dana Launder – Deerassic Park Education Center; Karen Boyer – Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center . Front Row (l) Lindy Thaxton – Dickens Victorian Village; Brenda Taylor – Salt Fork Arts & Crafts Festival; Mary Beth Sills- Cambridge Main Street and Debi DiV...

Laguna Beach Local News   In December, the Laguna Beach City Council approved the $850,000 Grant Program, LB CARES, from City reserves to assist restaurants, bars and retail businesses experiencing impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant program provided direct financial assistance to these businesses and organizations by offering a $5,000 grant per qualifying restaurant or bar and $2,000-$3,000 grant per qualifying retailer, on a first-come, first-served, basis. On Jan. 8, 75 Laguna Beach restaurants and 82 Laguna Beach retailers received assistance checks totaling $575,000 f...

Council may give $1M to businesses hurt by pandemic Dec. 14, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE PHOTO: Midland City Council seats a full council 02/25/2020 with Lori Blong, Michael Trost, Spencer Robnet, Mayor Patrick Payton, Scott Dufford, Jack Ladd and John Norman . Tim Fischer/Reporter-TelegramTim Fischer/Midland Reporter-Telegram The Midland City Council will consider today using $1 million of its federal CARES act funding to help small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic and shutdowns. If approved, 963 businesses will receive a $10,000 grant to make up for lost revenue because of...