BRIDGEPORT — Construction on the multipurpose education, health and community center to be dubbed “The Bridge” has made significant advances during the winter break and the grant-funded 31,000-square-foot facility is well on its way to completion this summer at the Bridgeport Exempted ...

STEUBENVILLE — Clergy and members from several area Orthodox Christian churches braved the cold on Sunday afternoon to pray for God’s blessings on the Ohio River and all people at the Steubenville Marina. The occasion was the eighth-annual Pan-Orthodox Great Blessing on the Ohio River, ...

WHEELING — Wheeling Police officers went back to the site near 42nd and Wood streets Sunday morning and found additional human bones, reported Philip Stahl, public information officer for the city of Wheeling. He added they had periodically been returning there since the initial discovery ...

(The Center Square) — A new government body charged with enforcing election laws in Ohio begins work today. The Ohio Election Integrity Commission began its work with a new, five-member panel that was sworn in and adopted new governing rules and procedures. It was created by the General ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A new defense attorney for accused murderer Andrew Isaac Griffin asked Friday that Griffin’s trial date set for spring be continued. Griffin is accused in the double homicide of Thomas and Angela Strussion at their Trails End Drive home near Belmont in 2021. Griffin is a ...

MARTINS FERRY — As the calendar turns to 2026, Martins Ferry city leaders are reflecting on a year marked by both significant accomplishments and a serious challenge, while expressing optimism about the city’s future. Mayor John Davies described 2025 as “an up and down year” for the ...