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12 counties in Ohio will get disaster relief help
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(The Center Square) — Local governments and nonprofit organizations can now get extra state help for severe weather incidents this year, including damage that happened more than six months ago. Gov. Mike DeWine authorized using the State Disaster Relief Program to help 12 counties ...
Firefighters get new wheels
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Photo Provided A NEW tanker truck stands outside the Powhatan Point Volunteer Fire Department headquarters. The VFD took delivery of the brand new vehicle Sunday. It was built by the Firovac company in Apple Creek, Ohio. It holds 2,600 gallons of water and can be filled from empty in under ...
As Social Security turns 90 it may be more threatened than ever
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WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he said it would provide economic stability to older people while giving the U.S. “an economic structure of vastly greater soundness.” Today, the program provides ...
Longtime basketball coach Ammirante named ‘Light of the Valley’
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WHEELING — Longtime Ohio Valley basketball coach Gene Ammirante said Wednesday that, when it came to the success he’s enjoyed over his years in the sport “it’s not about the plays, it’s about the players.” The people who he has worked with over the decades have been the catalyst for ...
School hygiene in the bag
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, through the River Valley Health Fund, recently awarded a $7,000 grant to help meet the needs of court-involved juveniles. Wednesday saw Belmont County Court of Common Pleas, Probate/Juvenile Division Judge Al Davies and the ...