WHEELING — The message on the Rev. Philip Cooper’s baseball cap sums up his goal and message regarding addiction recovery — “Stigma Slayer.” Cooper, a recovering drug addict who has been sober for many years, brought his message and ideas to a group of local agencies trying to help ...
STEUBENVILLE — Freebird Dragway owner Ed Glover and his supporters might have gone too far in their social media campaign to pressure county officials into extending the lease held by the business at Friendship Park. At Thursday’s meeting, the Jefferson County commissioners made it clear that as far as they’re concerned, if the drag strip returns for the 2026 season it should be under new management. “As far as the current owner, Ed Glover, at this point I really don’t want to do business with him,” Commissioner Eric Timmons said. “This is not the type of person ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University has been awarded the Carnegie Foundation Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national recognition, for demonstrating a strong, ongoing commitment to meaningful, sustainable and vibrant partnerships with the Mahoning Valley region and beyond. “For us at YSU, the city of you and the communities in which we are connected, the Carnegie Foundation’s Elective Classification for Community Engagement represents a culture of grit, gratitude and enormous generosity,” Amy Cossentino, dean of the Sokolov Honors College and associate ...
Ohio Democrats have finally filled their statewide ticket with Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell saying she will run for auditor. Blackwell said she is running for auditor “to make Ohio a safe and affordable place to live for working families across the state. For too long, our state ...
CHARLESTON — With his first year as governor of West Virginia in the rear-view mirror, Patrick Morrisey used his second State of the State address Wednesday night to lay out a vision for doubling down on what he called “West Virginia’s comeback.” Morrisey addressed a joint session of the West Virginia Legislature, which gaveled in at noon Wednesday to begin its regular 60-day session. There were 316 House bills introduced Wednesday, and 249 bills introduced in the state Senate, with committee meetings for each body scheduled to begin today. First Lady Denise Morrisey, ...
BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:48 p.m. Monday, a caller from an address on Bailey Road in Barnesville reported that people dressed in all black were knocking on his door before taking off on foot. The caller said he believed they were sitting in a car by a pond on his property. Officers located the vehicle. One male in the vehicle had three warrants, according to the report, which stated that narcotics and paraphernalia were found inside the vehicle. Matthew Darren Lusk was arrested and booked into the Belmont County Jail on charges of obstructing official business, ...
