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 ...
Law enforcement offices across the state, both on their own behalf and as part of larger task forces, have been battling human trafficking in Ohio for years. On Monday, state Attorney General Dave Yost announced a new tool that will let the rest of us better support that effort. A ...
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., could not have proved two points more handily earlier this month if he had tried. First, he proved the spreading of vicious lies about an immigrant community in Springfield, Ohio, has indeed led to the kind of hostility that puts those people (and their entire ...
In Ohio alone, residents received two reminders this week that rail safety reform is still desperately needed. On Wednesday a federal judge approved a $600 million class-action settlement for those affected by the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023. A day ...
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” — John C. Maxwell, American clergyman In other words, one of the best ways to lead is by example. That is exactly what Barnesville Fire Chief Tim Hall did last week when he made a decision that some people may not ...