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Buckeye Boosters help band start another year

RAYLAND — Parents and other supporters of the Buckeye Local High School Band stepped into the kitchen Sunday to help ensure its members have everything they need to perform for their school and the community at large. The Buckeye Local Band Boosters once again served up chicken dinners to ...

PUCO takes steps to limit data center power cost increase

Ohio power regulators are taking steps they say are designed to protect large electric customers from paying higher rates because of data centers. Under a new order by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, data-enter customers will have to give AEP Ohio, a large power company, notice when they plan to ramp up electricity usage so other large customers don’t see power bills increase because of the increased demand from data centers. “Upon receiving notice, AEP Ohio will procure energy to serve the customer through separate stand-alone auctions or spot-market purchases, with the ...

Jacobsburg man arrested on rape charge

JACOBSBURG – A Jacobsburg man was arrested Wednesday on a rape charge, and the Belmont County Sheriff's Office is seeking more information from the public in the case. Trenton Heath, 20, was taken into custody on Wednesday following an investigation into an incident and charged with rape, a ...

Academy Sports + Outdoors celebrates grand opening

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Customers didn’t let the rain deter them from Academy Sports + Outdoors' grand opening on Friday morning. At 7:45 a.m. customers lined the sidewalk to get their first look at the Ohio Valley Mall’s newest store. As the first 150 customers walked into the store they ...