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Ohio economists believe taxpayer-subsidized data centers a bad idea

Public misgivings about the proliferation of Ohio taxpayer-sponsored data centers are shared by economists, a new survey found. The report released by Scioto Analysis, an independent policy analytical group, found that 10 out of 14 economists polled in its Ohio Economic Experts Panel agreed that “tax incentives for data centers are not an efficient use of public funds to stimulate job growth in Ohio.” A majority of the experts also “disagreed that the economic benefits of new data centers in Ohio exceed the environmental and energy market externality costs associated with their ...

One dead following Thursday night accident in Monroe County

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a passenger in a pickup truck was killed Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle on Ohio 78. The crash occurred at approximately 9:57 p.m. Thursday in Adams Township, Monroe County. Investigators said a 2021 Kenworth ...

Milestone 75th National Day of Prayer draws crowd in St. C

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The 75th annual National Day of Prayer took place outside the Belmont County Courthouse on Thursday morning. The event took place after a week of volunteers marathon-reading the Bible from start to finish outside the courthouse. The National Day of Prayer is a yearly ...

Table 304 runs on caffeine and family

WHEELING — As Mother’s Day is a time to spend with family, nobody knows that better than Table 304 owner Libbi Gramby, who opened the coffee shop with her daughter, Devon Sleeth, in 2021. Gramby originally started her business in 2019, but it was not yet a coffee shop. “I had started ...

Tenaska unveils plans for Tri-State energy hub in Jefferson County

STEUBENVILLE — Omaha-based Tenaska unveiled plans Thursday for a natural gas-fueled power plant on a 562-acre parcel in Saline Township. Ali Kairys, senior director of project development for Tenaska, told Jefferson County commissioners the project builds on existing plans for a carbon ...

Wheeling-Charleston Diocese: Former Bishop Michael J. Bransfield Dies At 82

WHEELING — Michael J. Bransfield, the former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, died Thursday. He was 82. Diocesan officials in Wheeling announced Bransfield’s death via email, with the following statement attached: "As it is the tradition in our Church to pray for the dead as well as for the living, we pray for the repose of his soul, asking God's mercy upon him. His funeral and burial will not take place in West Virginia, but we invite all the faithful to pray at this time for his family, friends, and caregivers." Bransfield, a Philadelphia native who ...