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Ferrelli gets 2 years’ probation for disorderly conduct

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Former Shadyside Village Council member Nick Ferrelli entered a plea agreement Thursday in Belmont County Eastern Division Court in his case involving Village Administrator Erica Tamburin. Accused of one count of menacing by stalking, Ferrelli instead pleaded guilty ...

Ryan ponders run for governor

With Democrat Sherrod Brown planning a U.S. Senate seat bid, Tim Ryan, a former 20-year congressman, is again giving serious consideration to running in 2026 for governor. “Sherrod Brown’s decision to run for the U.S. Senate has renewed and heightened Tim Ryan’s interest in running for ...

12 counties in Ohio will get disaster relief help

(The Center Square) ­— Local governments and nonprofit organizations can now get extra state help for severe weather incidents this year, including damage that happened more than six months ago. Gov. Mike DeWine authorized using the State Disaster Relief Program to help 12 counties ...

Firefighters get new wheels

Photo Provided A NEW tanker truck stands outside the Powhatan Point Volunteer Fire Department headquarters. The VFD took delivery of the brand new vehicle Sunday. It was built by the Firovac company in Apple Creek, Ohio. It holds 2,600 gallons of water and can be filled from empty in under ...

As Social Security turns 90 it may be more threatened than ever

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he said it would provide economic stability to older people while giving the U.S. “an economic structure of vastly greater soundness.” Today, the program provides ...

Longtime basketball coach Ammirante named ‘Light of the Valley’

WHEELING — Longtime Ohio Valley basketball coach Gene Ammirante said Wednesday that, when it came to the success he’s enjoyed over his years in the sport “it’s not about the plays, it’s about the players.” The people who he has worked with over the decades have been the catalyst for ...