Buckeye State officials had good reason to celebrate this week, as they took a look at the economic impact of tourism in Ohio in 2024. According to a news release from the state Department of Development, Ohio saw 3.5 million more visitors in 2024 than in 2023 — about 242 million visitors. ...

CHEERS to Melissa Yeso, Martins Ferry’s newest city council member, who was willing to step up and fill a vacancy left due to a prior member’s health concerns. JEERS to reports that young people in several local communities are riding motorized bikes and scooters without obeying traffic ...

The story is becoming too familiar. Lawmakers who support spending cuts, then call for their reversal. Lawmakers who want to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse, just not in the program that is politically beneficial to them. U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., joined several Senate colleagues in ...

With Congress on its August break, a number of important things are not getting done. A couple of recent incidents in West Virginia remind us rail safety reform continues to be one of them. Last month, a minor train derailment in downtown Parkersburg closed a street, and had residents asking ...

Buckeye State residents generally think of Ohio as being a fantastic place for children to grow up. But perception does not always match reality, as WalletHub’s “2025’s States With the Most Underprivileged Children” suggests. Believe it or not, Ohio is ranked 18th on the lists of ...

Folks in our part of the Buckeye State often feel left out or forgotten when it comes to state-level decisions and developments, but the Appalachian Community Grant Program is a real change-maker for the local region. On Friday, ground was broken for the Appalachian ECOTONE riverfront ...