CHEERS to all the professionals who visited Bridgeport High School on Wednesday to share information about potential career paths with students. JEERS to the low voter turnout that was experienced during the May 2 primary. According to the Belmont County Board of Elections, only 10.16 % of ...

Politicians throw around the word “investment” when they want to talk about spending taxpayer dollars without quite saying so. But there is one program in Ohio that truly has been an investment for the good of Buckeye State residents since 1995. This month, the State Treasury Asset ...

A sudden resignation by a public official is often accompanied by questions from the public, particularly when little explanation is given. Residents were right to wonder what was really going on at the Ohio Lottery Commission after former director Pat McDonald stepped down last ...

Lawmakers have thrown a wrench into the works for the Ohio State Board of Education as it has again delayed selection of a firm to identify state superintendent candidates. Though Ohio’s education system as a whole is, indeed, burdened by unnecessary layer upon layer of bureaucracy, it is a ...

Local nonprofits have some work to do, as they continue to deal with the loss of volunteers to support their work. The United Way of Central Ohio told WBNS it saw a 60% decline in the number of volunteer hours logged, from 2019 to 2022. The reason is obvious, as retirees often become ...

Buckeye State residents may find hope in the wave of technology companies looking to establish themselves here, as Google announces plans to build two more data centers in Columbus and Lancaster. That region is already home to data centers for Facebook and Amazon, and an established Google ...