Plenty of Ohio families are struggling with caring not only for children, but older family members who need full-time attention. Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio 15th Dist., aims to lighten that load. The Credit for Caring Act would offer up to a $5,000 nonrefundable ...

They appear before the flowers bloom. They are fed by road salt in the winter and begin to appear after the short warm spells that tease the arrival of spring. They are potholes, that annual curse on motorists and municipalities. The onset of potholes is something that is not to be taken ...

While Bill Johnson was serving Ohio’s 6th district in Congress, he tried twice — in 2021 and 2023 — to introduce legislation that would help Americans (particularly those living in rural areas) have easier access to broadband internet. His successor, Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, ...

Though a recent SmileHub study placed Ohio as seventh-worst in the nation for protecting wildlife — using 17 metrics that included data on things like the number of animal and environmental protection agencies per capita — the Buckeye State must be doing something right. Flora and fauna ...

East Ohio Regional Hospital appears to be working to maintain its operation in Martins Ferry despite facing a number of challenges. Among those is a $1.2 million property tax bill that remained unpaid as of Feb. 27. The bill covers the past two tax years. Belmont County Treasurer Katherine ...

CHEERS to all the churches and organizations offering Lenten fish frys this year. Not only are they appealing options for people who abstain from eating meat during Lent, but they are good fundraisers, too. JEERS to news that challenges continue to present themselves to the administrators at ...