WHEELING — The Greater Wheeling Sports and Entertainment Authority board is looking to pump the brakes on growing operational expenses. Members of the GWSEA board met recently for their last meeting until the end of August, as the board traditionally does not hold a regular monthly meeting ...
The body of a missing 5-year-old boy was found near Lewisville following a flash flood, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. On July 5, 2026, at approximately 7:14 p.m., Monroe County Dispatch received a report of a missing 5-year-old boy in the Lewisville community following a recent flash flood event. Deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, along with members of the Lewisville Volunteer Fire Department, responded immediately and began an extensive search of the area. The search effort included deputies, firefighters, and numerous members of the Lewisville ...
MARTINS FERRY — As AI data center development draws growing scrutiny across the region, Martins Ferry may be moving to get ahead of potential impacts by exploring preemptive monitoring measures and discussing how to protect local environmental and public health conditions. The discussion ...
BRIDGEPORT -- The village of Bridgeport celebrated the nation's 250th birthday Sunday with a block party featuring free music, games and a fireworks display at dark. "We have a wonderful community here in Bridgeport, so we wanted to do something special for them," Bridgeport Police Department ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared "one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time." Speaking in Washington after storms ...
Instead of awarding job creation tax credits to individual companies that expand or build new businesses in Ohio, the state should focus on overhauling its entire tax code to make it more favorable to all businesses, a senior research fellow at a non-profit think tank told The Center Square. The state recently approved $26.1 million job creation tax credits for seven new projects that are projected to represent a total of $1.1 billion and create 1,221 new jobs and preserve 1,089 existing jobs. Greg Lawson, with The Buckeye Institute, believes some tax credits are valuable but creating ...
