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$200M in taxpayer funds for Ohio affordable housing left unused

Local News May 20, 2026

An Ohio program designed to make home ownership more affordable has been largely unused, prompting two state legislators to introduce bills to revive it. The Single-Family Tax Credit Program and was created in 2024, designed to encourage public-private partnerships to build affordable single family or rehabilitate existing homes. “Despite $50 million annually being appropriated for the program for four years starting in July of 2023, no funds have yet been utilized and only a handful of projects are in the pipeline,” State Reps. Andrea White, R-Kettering, and Tom Young, ...

Free summer meals for children available in Belmont County starting in June

Local News May 20, 2026

Belmont County children will once again be able to get nutritious meals for free throughout the summer, as the Community Action Commission of Belmont County is once again participating in the United States Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program. The program, which is found in numerous counties around the Ohio Valley, provides free meals in the summer months. In Belmont County, the program will last from Monday, June 8, to Thursday, Aug. 6, where lunch will be served Monday through Thursday from noon until 1 p.m. Meals will be provided at the St. Myer Learning Center at ...

Movie Showings at Moundsville Library

Local News May 20, 2026

There will be free film showings at the Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library on May 26, June 1 and June 8. All movies start at 6 p.m. On Tuesday, the feature is "Song Sung Blue", a musical-bio-drama starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a Neil Diamond tribute act. Rated PG-13, 132 minutes, released in 2025. On Monday, June 1, starting at 6 p.m., the feature is the acclaimed 2013 crime-caper "Now You See Me", starring Jesse Eisenberg with an all-star cast. A team of illusionists pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money. Rated ...

Martins Ferry celebrates renovated senior center

Local News May 19, 2026

MARTINS FERRY – After months of renovations, the Martins Ferry Senior Center hosted its grand reopening Monday morning. Center Coordinator Melissa Finney said the center moved out of the building for five weeks in February while renovations were completed. “We got all new flooring, ...

Morrisey raises concerns about possible TANF deficit

Community May 19, 2026

CHARLESTON – The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is facing a structural deficit in West Virginia according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey, with possible cuts to subsidies for child care, clothing allowances and food and nutrition services being considered. Speaking during a press ...

Judge denies motion to separate charges in Bellaire murder case

Local News May 19, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Berhalter overruled a motion from the attorney of a Bellaire man accused of murder to separate the two charges he currently is facing. Virginia native Sandton Browder, 23, is being held in the Belmont County Jail on $3 ...