SHADYSIDE — Mike Meintel, now at the helm of Shadyside village leadership, presided over his first meeting as mayor on Wednesday as council met for the first time in 2026. His message was direct — a turbulent 2025 plagued by infighting, internal issues and scandal is in the past and ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Martins Ferry company must pay more than $34 million in penalties to the state of Ohio for storing a potentially dangerous overabundance of oil and gas waste on their property while profiting financially. Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge John Vavra has ruled that ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Bellaire native Donn Sinclair now lives and works in North Carolina, and he has started a project to welcome people into new homes in Ohio. Sinclair works in real estate and financial planning in Rock Hill, North Carolina. On Wednesday, he spoke of his plan to revitalize ...

WHEELING — The Wheeling Police Department announced Wednesday the identity of the body found in the Ohio River last week. According to the WPD, the West Virginia Medical Examiner has determined that George Zachary Lekanudos, 37, of Wheeling was found along the shoreline of the Ohio River on ...

(The Center Square) — A proposed ballot initiative to repeal new restrictions on recreational marijuana use in Ohio that are scheduled to take effect in March is up in the air, at least for now. Attorney general Dave Yost rejected proposed ballot language’s summary on a referendum that ...

Authorities have confirmed the identity of the person whose body was found in the Ohio River last week. According to the Wheeling Police Department, the West Virginia Medical Examiner has determined that George Zachary Lekanudos, 37, of Wheeling was the found along the shoreline of the Ohio ...