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Retired Air Force jet arrives at Union Local High School

MORRISTOWN — After nearly eight years of planning, a retired U.S. Air Force F-16 Thunderbird jet has arrived at Union Local High School. The jet will be displayed in front of the school after it is rebuilt by a crew from Worldwide Aircraft, whose employees delivered and assembled the ...

U.S. Supreme Court likely to decide legality of homemade whiskey

For a Central Ohio man hoping to continue making whiskey at home one thing now seems certain – the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the case. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that the federal ban against home whiskey distilleries is unconstitutional. However, a separate appeals court, the Sixth Circuit, issued an opposite decision, upholding the 150-year old federal law. John Ream, a distiller from Newark, is a plaintiff in that case. He is represented by a nonprofit Ohio-based group, The Buckeye Institute, the organization’s spokeswoman, Lisa Gates, told The ...

Belmont County Democratic Party awards scholarships to 2 local seniors

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Two Belmont County seniors were awarded the Belmont County Democratic Party’s annual scholarship. Shadyside High School senior Lexi Seszko and Martins Ferry High School senior Lakyn Call each received $750 to help cover college costs this fall. Scholarship applicants ...