ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Jingle all the way to the Ohio Valley Mall to help families in need this holiday season. On Thursday morning, Belmont County Salvation Army kicked off its annual Giving Tree and Red Kettle initiatives at the Ohio Valley Mall. Belmont County Salvation Army Major Timothy ...
MORRISTOWN – Union Local Middle School eighth grade science teacher Tracey Wodarcyk has been named Civil Air Patrol West Virginia Wing’s Air Aerospace Educator of the year. Wodarcyk has spent the past 35 years teaching at Union Local and has taught at Civil War Patrol for the past four ...
Ohio plans a new tool in an attempt cut down on food stamp fraud, and other states are watching the results closely. When an Ohio resident tries to use an electronic benefits transfer outside of the state, it is “locked,” meaning it must be unlocked by the user through an app or by calling a toll-free number before transactions are approved. “Think of it like a credit card,” Tom Betti, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, told The Center Square. “If you lock your card, nothing can be charged to it until you unlock it. The same idea applies ...
Statehouse Republicans passed legislation Tuesday expanding Ohioans' legal rights to possess gun silencers and short-barreled rifles and shotguns – a category that includes "sawed-off shotguns" and guns manufactured with shorter barrels. It's the first major act by state lawmakers since Democrats routed Republicans up and down the ballot last week. It also represents a preemptive move ahead of January's new legislature in which Democrats, traditionally more skeptical of gun laws, will have new power. Both the House and Senate passed the legislation on Tuesday, and it now heads to ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – American Legion Post 159 hosted its annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Belmont County Courthouse Plaza on Wednesday morning. The plaza, which is soon to be remodeled, is fittingly named Veterans Plaza. The ceremony took place at exactly 11 a.m. to honor the celebrated ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The St. Clairsville-Richland City School District honored veterans on Wednesday morning with a complimentary breakfast. Middle and high school students can invite veterans to the annual breakfast — whether it's a family member, friends of the family, or just a community ...
