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Heating assistance available

The Ohio Department of Development and the Area Agency on Aging, Region 9, want to remind older Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps Ohioans at or below 175% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a household of up to eight members and 60% of State Median Income for a household of nine or more members to pay their heating bills. Applied directly to the customer’s utility or bulk fuel bill, the benefit can help manage heating costs. Older Ohioans may go to their local Area Agency on Aging office for ...

Local firefighters continue Christmas traditions

Most of the year, Brooke County residents look for them in times of need — when their car has crashed into a utility pole, a tree has fallen across a road or of course, when their home is on fire. But once a year, firefighters in Follansbee and the Wellsburg areas also help to carry on ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 4:25 p.m. Sunday, a caller from East First Street in Bannock advised that she found a white substance all over her vehicle and believed it may be an attempt at vandalism. It looked like it may possibly be paint balls, according to the complainant. A deputy called the complainant, who said she had already cleaned the substance and noted that there was no damage to the vehicle. She also said that she had been in contact with the Richland Township Police, which would be stopping by the following day to take information. At 3:43 p.m. Sunday, a ...

Holloway VFD and Methodist Church continue giving tradition

HOLLOWAY — The Holloway VFD and Methodist Church’s annually delivered Christmas cheer to their most elderly residents. Thanks to these two organizations and the generosity of several others, 34 Christmas Care Packages were made and distributed this year. This holiday gifting tradition ...

Ohio Hills Health Centers named Appalachian Heritage honoree

Ohio Hills Health Centers (OHHC) was one of eight organizations to be recognized at the Appalachia Heritage Luncheon. For more than a decade, Heritage Ohio and the Ohio’s Hill Country Heritage Area have hosted the Appalachia Heritage Luncheon to honor the contributions of individuals, ...

Kroll agrees to pay back $17M in settlement dispute

EAST PALESTINE — Kroll Settlement Administration has agreed to pay $17.25 million to the settlement class to resolve a dispute with class counsel over its handling of personal injury payments from the $600 million settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents affected by the 2023 East Palestine train derailment. U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson ordered the payment, which is due by Dec. 26, according to court documents filed Monday. The funds will be deposited into a qualified settlement fund and allocated to the Voluntary Exposure Supplement Program, also known as the personal ...