An Ohio state law has already made a positive impact locally, on the Belmont County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Martins Ferry resident Hannah Patterson was named to the board, becoming the first person with a lived experience to be a member of the board. Ohio law now requires that ...
The Super Bowl is one of the highlights of the sporting calendar, attracting millions of viewers worldwide year after year, and sparking the beginning of the long and difficult football-free season where we must survive on a meager diet of non-contact sports such as basketball and soccer. But ...
It might be the first time that Bad Bunny has been suspected of cribbing from Irving Berlin. Near the end of his Super Bowl halftime show, the Puerto Rican rapper said, “God bless, America.” For many Americans, they were the only words they could understand and ones they, presumably, ...
As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to resign for his appointment of Epstein-tied Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, one is struck by the sudden instability of British governments. In the 28 years between 1979 and 2007, Britain had only three prime ministers, ...
Belmont County will be better prepared for storms before they even hit the area, thanks to a new web-based weather data software product procured by the county’s Emergency Management Agency. The technology, from Baron Weather, Inc., gives the agency access to weather information that the ...
On the night of Sept. 21, 1788, Austrian hussars scouting for the Ottoman Army stumbled upon gypsies who offered them schnapps. The Austrians got drunk, encountered part of their infantry, refused to share the alcohol and a fight broke out. One soldier fired his gun; the rest of the army ...