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Pronoun policy in schools violates First Amendment, court finds

(The Center Square) — A federal appeals court reversed a lower court’s decision holding that an Ohio school district’s policy on student pronouns did not violate First Amendment rights. Olentangy Local School District maintains a policy that bans individuals from referring to ...

Silicon Heartland has stop signs among the green lights of success

(The Center Square) — Economic development’s crossroads with data centers in Ohio has both the green lights of success from community leaders and the stop signs of residents. Water usage, light pollution, noise and infrastructure concerns are cited by critics. Washington Township is the ...

Shadyside council says farewell to longtime Mayor Robert Newhart

SHADYSIDE — For the last time in 19 years, Mayor Robert Newhart led the Shadyside Village Council meeting during what was his final meeting on Wednesday evening. The regular council meetings have been moved to Wednesdays until March to accommodate council member Brandon Parr’s ...

CrossFit for Change holds winter graduation ceremony

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Santa isn’t the only one providing for Belmont County juveniles during the holiday season. CrossFit for Change provides physical workouts, healthy meals, and mental health counseling to area children on probation. The CrossFit program is operated through the Belmont ...

Belmont County CodeRed system back up and running

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Board of Commissioners said that the county’s OnSolve CodeRed system, used to make emergency notifications to the public, is running again. Belmont County recently was the victim of a cybersecurity incident due to the third party provider of the ...

Trump insists the economy is stronger than many voters feel

WHEELING — The 35th annual Christmas Food Basket Giveaway is slated to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the North Wheeling Dream Center. Bishop Darrell Cummings, pastor of Bethlehem Apostolic Temple, said the food, clothing and toys are given away on a first-come, first-served basis. There are ...