An Ohio state representative wants to cut off state funding for public school districts that are challenging the constitutionality of the state’s $1 billion private school voucher program. But even supporters of the voucher program concede that the legislation, if passed, would face serious ...

MARTINS FERRY – Three men were arrested on drug related charges in Martins Ferry this past Sunday. City residents Mark Kinkus, Michael Kurtley, and Reed Morrow were arrested at a home on Clinton Street around 5 a.m. after several community tips, according to Martins Ferry Police Chief ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Former four-term Belmont County Commissioner Chuck Probst has announced that he will run again for a seat on the commission in the May 5 primary election. “My decision to run for office is to bring proven leadership, experience, dedication and most importantly stability ...

WHEELING – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was surprised to hear Tuesday that public assistance checks tied to federal disaster relief from the April 2024 floods had not been issued, and with the current partial government shutdown lingering, all disaster relief is expected to remain in limbo for ...

CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Senate amended and passed a House of Delegates bill strengthening human trafficking penalties and adding a new provision aimed at those helping smuggle undocumented immigrants, but the House will need to sign off on the changes. The Senate approved House Bill ...

Eleven nonprofit programs and services around the Ohio Valley were awarded a total of more than $70,000 in grants to keep their important work going on Monday. The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announced the recipients of its 2026 Community Impact Grants, awarding a total ...