(AP) — Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into a seventh day, while union leaders for air traffic controllers and airport security screeners warned the situation was likely to get worse. The ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Clairsville City Councilwoman Kristi Lipscomb and Mayor Kathryn Thalman argued during Monday night’s council meeting over a quote from a local magazine that Lipscomb felt criticized council members. Lipscomb began Monday’s meeting expressing her disappointment over ...

MARTINS FERRY — The city of Martins Ferry will soon have a new police chief. After 27 years in law enforcement and two years serving as the city’s police chief, Jerry Murphy retired on Oct. 3. Sgt. Vincent West was appointed interim police chief, replacing Murphy immediately following ...

CONNORVILLE — Chuck Eddy is leading the marching band as the new director at Buckeye Local High School, but for him it has been a seamless transition. Eddy, who has served as assistant band director for the past five years, took the reins from longtime director Bill Stephens, who retired ...

(The Center Square) — Growing inflation over the past year means a raise for minimum wage workers in Ohio. The 30-cent hike to $11 an hour takes effect Jan. 1 and applies to nontipped workers in businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $405,000. The receipt threshold grew from ...

(The Center Square) — A new tool to keep track of registration data has been launched by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. Registration for voting in November ended with the close of business Monday, and early in-person voting begins today in an election that has no statewide or federal ...