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Ohio House approves two property tax bills

The Ohio House approved two property tax bills that will save homeowners more than $2.4 billion over the next three years. The bills have to be approved by the state Senate and signed by Gov. Mike DeWine before they can become law. The bills cap how much money school districts and local ...

November SNAP benefits possibly in peril

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Board of Commissioners continue to monitor the federal government shutdown — and are worried as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November likely won’t be distributed because of it. The federal shutdown has now passed three weeks ...

More shops open at Ohio Valley Mall

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Ohio Valley Mall patrons continue to get more shopping options, as new stores keep opening under its roof. Since this past summer, eight new entities have been announced that they will be opening locations inside of the mall. Piercings N More, JD Sports, Golden Ticket ...

Ohio Redistricting Commission does little in first meeting

(The Center Square) — Ohio Democrats’ objections to what they call Republican redistricting stall tactics grew louder Tuesday. After the first meeting of the Republican majority Ohio Redistricting Committee lasted less than 30 minutes and included no testimony and no new congressional ...

OUE’s Rural Teacher Corps builds future teachers

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Amelia Woolard knows that teaching in a rural classroom will require more than lesson plans and textbooks. “Joining the Rural Teacher Corps was a way for me to give back to the community that raised me, and I was inspired by the chance to help create a program that ...