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Bill to ban high school NIL now in Ohio House

A little more than a month after Ohio high schools voted to let athletes be paid for their name, image and likeness, two lawmakers want to stop it. Reps. Adam Bird, R-New Richmond, and Mike Odioso, R-Green Township, introduced legislation that bans high school and middle school ...

Cleanup, parking changes discussed by council

MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry officials are launching several initiatives aimed at improving safety and reducing blight throughout the city, Safety Director and Code Administrator Melissa Yeso told City Council. Yeso said properties with excessive trash and long-standing maintenance issues ...

Theft persists at former hospital as ownership remains unresolved

MARTINS FERRY – Recent theft at former East Ohio Regional Hospital is leading Police Chief Vincent West to ask the public for assistance. While officers were recently patrolling the area, they discovered the hospital had multiple unlocked doors. “That place is huge, so they walked ...

A packed house for the Wall The Heals community kick-off meeting

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County residents came in droves to attend the first the Wall That Heals community kick-off meeting at American Legion Post 159 at noon on Thursday. The Wall That Heals – a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile education ...