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The Bridge opens its doors to create a brighter Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT — Hundreds of residents flocked to Bridgeport High School Thursday evening for the opening of The Bridge, a 31,000-square-foot facility designed to expand educational opportunities while creating new connections with the community. The facility opened just ahead of the 2026-27 ...

Project BEST Holds Inaugural Steak Fry

Photo by Derek Redd Amanda Lengyel, right, a project manager for JD&E and member of the Project BEST women in construction committee, sets a steak on the plate of Jessie Ripoly of Wheeling during Project BEST's inaugural steak fry at Oglebay Park Resort's Levenson Shelter on Thursday. A ...

Gulfport donates pickup to Cumberland Trail Fire District

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Gulfport Energy has donated a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 pickup truck to the Cumberland Trail Fire District, providing the department with another vehicle for emergency response and day-to-day operations. Gulfport representatives delivered the truck, formerly part of ...

She Shed provides Bellaire women’s essential needs

BELLAIRE – As families across the Ohio Valley prepare for a new school year, rising costs continue to place pressure on household budgets, making it difficult for some to afford even basic necessities. For many women, feminine hygiene and personal care products can become one of those ...

Taming kindergarten first-day jitters

Kindergarten may be a child’s introduction to formal schooling. Although many families send their children to pre-K programs, it’s not a necessity. Kindergarten, particularly full-day sessions, will set the course of formal schooling for years to come. USAFacts.com says between 3.5 to ...

Enshrining voter ID on amendment on Ohio’s November ballot

Showing a government-issued photo identification before voting could become enshrined in Ohio’s constitution, even though it is already state law. The state ballot board has approved Issue 3, which was passed by the Ohio General Assembly, to be on the ballot in November. “If approved, the proposed amendment would require Ohio voters to present a government-issued photo identification in order to vote,” a summary of the amendment states. “To vote in person, voters would be required to present one of the specific types of government-issued photo identification listed. In-person ...