COLUMBUS — Several area fire departments will share in more than $593,000 in grant money from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. The money is being distributed through the ODNR's Volunteer Fire Assistance program and will be spread among 95 projects for fire ...

CHARLESTON – House Finance Committee leaders said they are still receiving input before unveiling an updated version of its originating bill reforming the Hope Scholarship, while Hope funding received a focus as the state Senate passed its budget Friday. The House Finance Committee met ...

BRIDGEPORT – The Bridgeport Exempted Village School District Board of Education thanks the Lansing Sportsmen’s Club for a generous investment in the future of the youth and the community. The club has pledged an eye-opening sum of $99,999 for the walking track to be located on the second ...

An Ohio judge ruled that two former members of the State Teachers’ Retirement System board participated in “a high-stakes scheme that jeopardized the financial security of half a million teachers and retirees.” Judge Karen Held Phelps barred the former board members, Wade Steen and Rudy ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to authorize Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services director Jeff Felton to establish and maintain bank accounts for children in the custody of the agency. Felton said that, nationwide, there has been a ...

WHEELING – Members of the executive committee of the Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival gathered Wednesday to announce the 2026 Italian American of the Year – Bob Contraguerro Jr. Italian heritage leans strongly on “la famiglia,” and so is the case with the ...