CHEERS to all who turned out for a meet the candidate event in Shadyside on Tuesday. Those willing to serve, and those who want to learn about them before voting, are to be commended. JEERS to any service disruptions that will affect local residents as the federal government shutdown in ...

Last week, Ohio moved one step closer to being able to accept crypto currency as payment for state fees and services. The news was greeted with congratulations from officials such as Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “Ohio has always been a state of pioneers and innovators,” LaRose ...

In naming its latest statewide human trafficking operation, the Ohio Attorney General’s Organized Crime Investigations Commission chose “Operation Next Door” as a way to bring home the message that these criminals are not distant strangers. With the help of more than 100 law ...

New manufacturing employers may not be banging down the door (or fulfilling their promises) to build in Ohio as state officials might once have hoped, but the Buckeye State is already home to plenty of manufacturers looking to grow. They also hope Ohio’s workforce learns and grows along with ...

A little more than a week ago, the St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce did something we typically do not do often enough — it recognized the achievements and contributions of several of its members. During its annual dinner on Sept. 18, where Wheeling’s own Craig Karges entertained ...

For many families, finding affordable child care is one of the bigger obstacles to being able to be full participants in the workforce. Sometimes it just makes more sense for a parent to stay home with the kids than to go out into a job that perhaps doesn’t even cover the costs of child ...