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DeWine gives no word on when redistricting commission will meet

(The Center Square) — Gov. Mike DeWine plans to call the Ohio Redistricting Commission together, but a formal announcement has not been made. With an Oct. 31 deadline approaching for the commission to draw new congressional districts in the state, Democrats want the meeting to take place ...

Shadyside village administrator resigns

SHADYSIDE — After months of being absent from council meetings, village administrator Erica Tamburin has sent a letter of resignation through her lawyer Patrick Cassidy. “My client appreciates the efforts of nearly all of Shadyside council members in working with her, and attempting to ...

WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital welcomes new medical helicopter

WHEELING — WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital introduced a brand-new medical helicopter to the fleet Monday afternoon – and the emphasis was on “brand-new.” The new Airbus H135 helicopter that sat in the hospital parking lot Monday had just eight hours of flight time on its log, and still ...

Property tax relief in the hands of the Ohio Senate

(The Center Square) — Over objections from local government groups, school associations and social groups, two pieces of Ohio’s ongoing property tax reform puzzle are moving ahead. The state Senate now gets a plan to allow a county budget commission to change a tax levy and reduce its ...

A queen is crowned in Barnesville

Photo Provided AJ Empeno, left, smiles after she was crowned Barnesville’s homecoming queen on Friday with Maleah Farrell as runner-up. The crowning took place during the Shamrocks' game against Linsly, with Barnesville topping the Cadets 34-7.