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Voting rights groups sue to stop Ohio’s new voter registration laws

Several voting rights groups sued Friday to stop Ohio’s new voting laws from taking effect. After sending a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose last month, asking him to take corrective action on Senate Bill 293, the League of Women Voters of Ohio and CAIR-Northern Ohio filed a federal lawsuit Friday. The groups, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project, the Campaign Legal Center and the ACLU of Ohio, say the new laws violate the National Voter Registration Act and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Among other things, SB293 ended ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 12:25 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy responded to the Ohio State Highway Patrol office to meet a caller in reference to a 911 call and an incident that happened at Oil City. Information was taken for a report. St. Clairsville Police units were also involved, according to the report. At 12:06 p.m. Tuesday, a sergeant on a special detail was out at Belaire Middle School on Neffs-Bellaire Road in Bellaire. At 11:49 a.m. Tuesday, a deputy on a traffic stop near Riesbeck’s Plaza in St. Clairsville issued a warning to a motorist for turning left on ...

New Home, New Journey: Uniglobe Marks Move with Route 66 Preview

WHEELING — Community members were invited to “get their kicks on Route 66” Wednesday evening, as Uniglobe Ohio Valley Travel opened the doors to its new Main Street location and previewed a centennial tour of the historic highway. The travel agency welcomed visitors for a public open ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:26 p.m. Monday, officers assisted Bridgeport Police with a traffic stop near Rent a Center on Main Street in Bridgeport. At 11:03 p.m. Monday, a deputy responded to the Belmont County Jail to take a report about an inmate assaulting two corrections officers. Myreik Trevette Fryson of Corrugated Way, Columbus, was already in jail awaiting arraignment on counts of contempt and failure to appear on a theft charge. At 8:20 p.m. Monday, deputies assisted Bridgeport Police on a traffic stop on National Road at the Ohio 7 overpass involving ...

Woman’s club helps area groups

STEUBENVILLE — Monday afternoon was a somber occasion for the Women's Club of Steubenville. When the clock struck noon, it marked a moment in time which many throughout the community might not even have realize had passed. For a dedicated few, it was an instant they will never be able to ...

No action yet taken in complaint against Ohio Sen. Chavez

No action has been taken yet regarding the reported complaint filed by Washington County for Safe Drinking Water against state Sen. Brian Chavez. On Jan. 20, WCSDW reported it filed a 20-page complaint against Chavez, R-Marietta, for the violation of two ethics laws: the use of authority or ...