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Underground Railroad Museum Project Moves Forward In Morristown

MORRISTOWN — Representatives from COSI and Fire Watch Design met with Belmont County Tourism Council Executive Director Jackee Pugh at the Black Horse Inn to tour the building for the first time. The tour gave the representatives a chance to see the restoration progress and discuss ...

U.S. Stocks Fall Further After Bond Markets Crank Up The Pressure

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market gave back more of its record-setting rally Tuesday after bond markets rattled by high inflation cranked up the pressure. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% for its third straight loss since setting its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 322 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.8%. The declines followed mixed moves for stock markets abroad, while oil prices eased in their latest yo-yo move. Falling technology stocks in Asia dragged South Korea's Kospi down 3.3%, but Germany's DAX returned 0.4%. Tech stocks are ...

Local Sports Schedule

Wednesday, May 20 BASEBALL Ohio Division VI Sectional No. 5 Monroe Central at No. 4 Buckeye Trail No. 10 Bridgeport at No. 1 Hiland No. 6 Caldwell at No. 2 Toronto No. 9 Crooksville at No. 3 Fort Frye Ohio Division VII Sectional No. 5 Conotton Valley at No. 4 Shadyside No. 7 Frontier at No. 3 River No. 8 Steubenville Catholic at No. 1 Strasburg No. 6 Malvern at No. 2 Rosecrans SOFTBALL Ohio Division IV East 2 District Final No. 5 West Holmes vs. No. 4 Harrison Central at Strasburg Ohio Division V East 2 District Final No. 2 Martins Ferry vs. No. 7 Claymont at Cambridge ...

Martins Ferry Celebrates Renovated Senior Center

MARTINS FERRY – After months of renovations, the Martins Ferry Senior Center hosted its grand reopening Monday morning. Center Coordinator Melissa Finney said the center moved out of the building for five weeks in February while renovations were completed. “We got all new flooring, ...

Oil Prices Keep Swinging, And So Do Stocks Worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices and stock markets worldwide swung through a shaky Monday with uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war. The S&P 500 swiveled between gains and losses before finishing with a dip of 0.1%, its second loss since setting an all-time high last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 159 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.5% after both indexes likewise yo-yoed. Stock prices moved in the opposite direction of oil prices, which have been twitchy because of uncertainty about how long the Iran war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed ...

Mark Fuhrman, Former LA Detective Convicted Of Lying During Simpson Murder Trial, Has Died

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died. He was 74. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles. He reported finding a bloody glove at Simpson's home but his credibility came under attack during the trial as the defense raised the prospect of racial bias. Under cross-examination, Fuhrman testified that he had never made anti-Black ...