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U.S. Stocks Fall From Their Records As Oil Prices Yo-Yo

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell from their records Thursday after oil prices yo-yoed as Wall Street waits to see whether its hopes for a deal to end the Iran war are warranted or just wishful. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil settled at $100.06, down 1.2%, and continued its decline from more than $115 early this week. But it swung sharply before getting there, as Iran said it was reviewing the latest U.S. proposals on ending their war. The hope is that an end to the war will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow oil tankers trapped in the Persian Gulf to deliver crude ...

Bellaire’s Kovach To Play Softball At Wheeling U.

Photo by Kim North Bellaire’s Addison Kovach, center middle, will continue her academic and athletic careers at Wheeling University as a member of the softball program. She is flanked by her father, John, left, and her mother, Alea. In back, from left, are grandmother Rita, Bellaire head ...

Local Sports Schedule

(all events start at 5 p.m. unless noted) Thursday, May 7 BASEBALL Union Local at Bridgeport Wheeling Central vs. Martins Ferry at St. Clairsville Jr. Sports SOFTBALL OVAC Class 4A Championship (at Oak Glen High School) Beaver Local vs. Weir Regular Season Bridgeport at Southern Local Shadyside at Buckeye Local Harrison Central at Sandy Valley Martins Ferry at Claymont Union Local at Edison

Voters Decide Fate of Belmont County Levies

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Voters across Belmont County let their votes be their voices on Tuesday, and they passed levies pertaining to transportation, Union Local Schools, St. Clairsville Memorial Park and Martins Ferry Police. A levy to generate revenue for Shadyside’s general fund, however, was defeated. The 1.35-mill levy received 358 votes, while 416 voted against it. Money generated by the levy would have gone to the village’s general fund, which covers most all operations in the village. Village officials have estimated the levy would have cost property owners $47 for each ...

Local Sports Schedule

(all events start at 5 p.m. unless noted) Wednesday, May 6 BASEBALL Buckeye 8 Placement Day (at higher seed home field) 1st–Barnesville at Indian Creek 3rd–Martins Ferry at Harrison 5th–St. Clairsville at Beaver Local 7th–Union Local at Brooke 9th–Cambridge at Buckeye Local 11th–Bellaire at East Liverpool Regular Season John Marshall at Steubenville SOFTBALL OVAC Class 5A Championship (at I-470 J.B. Chambers Complex, Elm Grove) John Marshall vs. University, 6 p.m. Regular Season Buckeye Local at Shadyside St. Clairsville at Beaver ...