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Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009 ; 05:25 PM Post Comment Updated Thursday, June 25, 2009 ; 07:55 PM BELLAIRE, Ohio -- An action adventure called "Unstoppable" starring Denzel Washington will be shooting scenes in Bellaire.

A plan that calls for spending about $105 million on local highway projects is up for review by the public and local officials.

FLUSHING a ' Edwin and Judy Cope of Flushing announce the engagement of their daughter, Candace Marie, to Stephen James Edgar, son of William and Christy Edgar of Jacobsburg.

Kelly Ann Keschl, Barnesville and Timothy C. Carpenter Jr., Shadyside are announcing their engagement and forthcoming marriage.

It's interesting to note that while turbocharging an engine seems to be the latest and greatest method of forced induction, the concept is actually quite old, having been in practice for nearly 100 years.

Class of 1999: Classmate contact information is needed for a 10-year reunion. Send to beavercreekhs_classof99@yahoo.com. Classes of 1960-69: 6 p.m. Sept.

LANCASTER: Alan L. Gummere, 77, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at his residence.

Belmont County Sheriff Fred Thompson said sheriff's departments in each of Ohio's 88 counties typically are allotted about 45 percent of their respective county budgets.

Looking for the parents of William Gibson Finney born in 1835 in, I believe, Ohio.

Miss Cordelia Weber purchased the 1862 Bible in a shop in Milwaukee several years ago.

On Bridge Street in Belmont, Ohio, a huge evergreen was partially uprooted and is leaning against a house.

While many people are focused on the Super Bowl and a possible upcoming snowstorm, prices at the pump are creeping upward.

Road crews are out this morning to make the commute a little easier than Wednesday's winter blast through the Ohio Valley.

Having become a "rail fan" -- the term used to describe a train enthusiast -- I'm always looking for things to do relating to motive power.

Justin Michael Schmidt turned 30 years old on Dec. 26, and he knew well in advance what one of his gifts would be.

DeMARTIN, Pauline B., 85, of Wintersville, Ohio, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, in Carriage Inn of Cadiz.