Sixteen-year-olds in Ohio would be allowed to vote in nonfederal elections under a proposed constitutional amendment that would lower the state’s legal voting age of 18. “Democracy is at its strongest when we encourage lifelong habits of civic engagement," said Rep. Chris Glassburn, ...
STEUBENVILLE — A man found dead by hikers last week appeared to have fallen, Police Chief Wes Crawford said Monday. The victim, 52-year-old Randy Bake, was found Friday morning near the old Stone Lodge in the north end of Beatty Park. Crawford said evidence found at the scene “led officers to believe (he) may have fallen” from the structure, and after an autopsy the coroner concluded Bake’s injuries “were consistent with a fall.” Flora VerStraten-Merrin, president and founder of the Friends of Beatty Park volunteers, said the incident highlights one of the fundamental rules ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, while diplomatic efforts have pushed forward to try to avert a return to all-out war. But it remains to be seen whether the U.S. and Iran are at an inflection point in a ...
UMWA Local 1304 to meet Aug. 1 HOPEDALE — UMWA Local 1304 will hold its regular meeting Aug. 1 at the Hopedale American Legion, 48225 Rabbit Road, Hopedale. Breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m., with the meeting scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Bridgeport school board schedules special meeting BRIDGEPORT — The Bridgeport Exempted Village School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at the Bridgeport Administration Office, 55781 National Road. The meeting will serve as a work session to discuss the Bridge ribbon-cutting ceremony. No ...
STEUBENVILLE — Growing up, Maureen Gillespie Lovell recalls hearing how her great-aunt, Mary Ann Duffy, died in the mid-1870s. “My grandfather always said when she was about 3 years old she drowned in a rain barrel on the side of the house and was buried in ‘Leicy’s field,’ that’s ...
STEUBENVILLE — There's a sign that hangs on the wall of the executive director's office at the Ohio Valley Health Center that sums up the work the nonprofit does. It reads, "Where It's Free to be Healthy," and that phrase is just one of the reasons St. Clairsville resident Alisa DelGuzzo ...
