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Ohio University Eastern Fall 2025 Honors

Below are the Fall 2025 Dean’s, Provost’s and President’s lists for Ohio University Eastern Dean’s List Adena Lauren Miller Barnesville Emma Boulet, Eliza Carpenter, Payton Dudzik, Zoey Fritter, Jude Hannahs, Hayley Hoffer, Caleb Powell, Baylee Rex, Jayln Skinner, Lilly Worcester Beallsville Aden Hinkle, Isabella Laudermilt, Bellaire Avery Arno, Payton Bommer, Marshall Fish, Mikayla Jackson, Chelsey Lednik, Eliana Mason, Kiernan Porter, Jessica Sawinski, Sydnie Watson Belmont Nathan Grob, Jenna Holstein, Caleb McWhorter, Drew Roberts, Emma Sroka, Julia ...

OhioRISE a strong presence helping kiddos in Tusky County

NEW PHILADELPHIA — OhioRISE is making a difference in Tuscarawas County and saw an opportunity to find new resources to benefit children and young people during the first open house of the Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities’ Starlight School on March 20. Jefferson ...

Shoot and score! Bridgeport students raise $2,000 for Alzheimer’s Walk

BRIDGEPORT – The Bulldogs of Bridgeport Exempted Village School District are celebrating a slam dunk for charity. Students, staff and community members raised $2,000 during the March Madness free throw fundraiser for the Upper Ohio Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s, surpassing the ...

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Flushing Twp. Cemetery clean-up set Flushing Township's annual cemetery clean-up at Rock Hill Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery and Belmont Ridge Cemetery is set in preparation of mowing season. Any grave blankets, grave pillows or decorations outside of the allowed 1-foot perimeter of the headstone will be disposed of after March 28. United Steelworkers meeting planned MARTINS FERRY – The United Steelworkers S.O.A.R. Chapter 23-9 will have their monthly meeting Wednesday, June 4, at the United Steelworkers Union Hall in Martins Ferry at 10 a.m. Insurance representatives will be ...

Resource Network closing gaps and breaking barriers

WINTERSVILLE – The Jefferson County Resource Network is identifying gaps in services and finding creative ways to fill them, with transportation serving as the focus during the quarterly Community Connections meeting March 25 at the Wintersville Methodist Church Center of Hope. Developed ...

With bipartisan support, Ohio could soon join the list of states offering paid family and medical leave for workers. A bill announced by Sen. Beth Liston, D-Dublin, and Sen. Louis W. Blessing III, R-Colerain Township, would create a state insurance fund through a new payroll contribution split between employers and employees. "No one should have to choose between their job and caring for themselves or their family," said Liston. "This bill opens the door for millions of Ohioans who currently have no access to essential benefits." The 0.8% payroll deduction would cover full- and ...