Ohioans expect state government to do all in its power to leave as much of their hard-earned money in individuals’ and businesses’ pockets as possible. At least one agency — the state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation — continues to be recognized for its efforts to do so. In its ...

A new chapter opened in the story of the Purple City on Monday, when it was announced that East Ohio Regional Hospital had been acquired by 360 Healthcare Inc., and that company President Harold Ramsey has launched efforts to reopen the facility this fall. The announcement was received by ...

Heat across our region likely has many households cranking up the air conditioning and using plenty of electricity. Combine household need with that of Ohio’s industrial energy consumers and PJM Interconnection is advising the strain on our electrical grid may be too great. “At the ...

CHEERS to Belmont County Tourism for putting on quite an event to celebrate the beginning of construction to turn the Black Horse Inn into the new home of the Underground Railroad Museum. JEERS to ongoing tensions in the Middle East, where military action continues on various fronts. CHEERS ...

A stretch of suffocatingly hot weather may have made it tempting to just stay indoors as much as possible, but a recent study reminds us Ohio has a great deal to offer outside. The best part is, it just takes a switch from the air conditioning in your house to the air conditioning in your car ...

Summer officially arrived at 10:42 p.m. Friday, and that means there will be a lot to do across our region in the coming months — including the opportunity to attend a county fair. The local county fair season opened Monday, when the Harrison County Fair got underway in Cadiz, renewing a ...