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Martins Ferry targets crime, code violations

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MARTINS FERRY — City officials say Martins Ferry is working to clean up the community in more ways than one, with crime enforcement and sanitation concerns taking center stage at Wednesday’s council meeting. Police Chief Vince West discussed a recent drug raid at 512 Clinton St. that ...

Ash Wednesday Service

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Father Thomas Chillog, pastor at St. Mary’s Church in St. Clairsville, provides ashes to church attendees during its Ash Wednesday service. (T-L Photo/GAGE VOTA)

Groups skeptical of proposed child care fraud legislation

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Policy experts are sounding off about proposed legislation heard by the Ohio House Children and Human Services committee recetly to address potential fraud in the child care sector. The Republican-introduced would establish rules for surveillance of child care facilities and expand state ...

Lawmaker wants to stop funding schools that sue over vouchers

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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 ...