Across the south, the effects of Hurricanes Helene and Milton have been devastating and deadly. Help is desperately needed, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has made sure the Buckeye State is answering the call. Last week, airmen and soldiers were sent to North Carolina to assist with the recovery ...

As the Nov. 5 general election approaches, third-party groups appear to be trying to bog down county boards of elections with requests to systematically remove thousands from voter rolls. In Ohio, the state chapters of Common Cause and the League of Women Voters, represented by the ACLU and the ...

Officials with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services made an important change that should help the program do better help those who are part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Last week, ODJFS Director Matt Damschroder announced a sliding scale to allow recipients to ...

As wet as the weather has been over the past several days, it is tempting to think drought warnings and burn bans are a thing of the past in Ohio. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, by Oct. 1 only 14% of the state had been made drought-free by the recent rain. In Southeast Ohio, conditions ...

CHEERS to Jeremy Pasztor, winner of the Ohio Valley Mall’s Small Shop Showdown contest. His business, Holey Rollers Donuts, will receive free rent for a space at the mall through May 20. JEERS to the fact that Martins Ferry city leaders found that bids for repairs to the city building were ...

For those of us watching in horror as Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee come to grips with the devastation left by Hurricane Helene, the first thought might be “I need to help. Now.” Whether the urge is to send money, send supplies or ...