CHEERS to everyone who took the time to register to vote in the upcoming May 6 primary/special election. A few people have cast early, in-person ballots. The rest of us need to remember to vote on Election Day. JEERS to the violent storms that caused damages and sparked power outages all ...

If it seems as though in recent years the atmosphere has become more charged with hate and division — perhaps even to the point of being dangerous — you’re not imagining things. Hate crimes are on the rise. To examine one category, the FBI reports anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by ...

As efforts from Washington, D.C., to reduce the size of the federal government continue with mixed results, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was right to urge U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reverse course on a reduction in force effort ...

A project 10 years in the making was unveiled this weekend with the grand opening of the Hellbender Preserve and Recreational Trail. This new trail, set to be a link in the Great American Rail Trail and the first multi-use trail in Jefferson County, will join the various recreational ...

It’s that time of year again, when many families start planning their prom, after-party, graduation, graduation party schedules. As they do so, the Ohio Department of Commerce and the Ohio Department of Public Safety remind them that these accomplishments and milestones can be celebrated ...

Ohio’s kids are facing challenges many adults cannot fathom in an age of social media and other online threats; incidents of bullying — not just in person, but via text; families struggling with economic and health challenges (including 45.6 drug overdose deaths per 100,000, in 2022); and ...