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Bipartisan Bill Targets Private School Oversight

A group of bipartisan lawmakers in Ohio want private schools that receive public taxpayer dollars to follow the same rules and academic accountability as the state’s public schools. While the proposed legislation would not force those private schools with students who receive school vouchers to follow the state’s open meetings and open records, it would increase what schools must make public with record and transparency mandates on data about academic performance. In July 2023, Republicans passed and Gov. Mike DeWine signed a universal school voucher law, which allowed every child ...

Opioid Dollars Flow, But Hancock County Commissioners Split On $400K Ask

NEW CUMBERLAND – Hancock County commissioners approved a proposal to provide additional opioid funding to an organization which previously had been set to receive an allotment, while agreeing to memoranda of understanding for three other groups. By a 2-1 vote, commissioners agreed to ...

Blessed To Serve: Weirton Unveils New Fire Engine

WEIRTON – The Weirton Fire Department has a new piece of firefighting apparatus to help protect the community. The department recently unveiled its new truck, Engine 1, and Wednesday morning the truck and its assigned crews received a blessing from the Rev. Binu Sebastian, pastor of St. ...

Grave Creek Botanical Celebrates One Year In Business

MOUNDSVILLE — A new shop in the historic Jefferson Avenue Business District is celebrating its one-year anniversary. Grave Creek Botanical marked the occasion this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce. Leslie Whorton, owner of Grave Creek ...

Belmont County gets one bid for DJFS family team meeting facilitator

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Commissioners opened the lone bid for the county's Job and Family Services department's family team meeting facilitator on Wednesday morning. Kendall Behavioral Solutions based out of Martins Ferry placed a bid of $200 per meeting for its services. The ...

Cemetery Site Review Awaits State Approval In Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — The archaeological consultant hired to determine whether remains buried at a Sunset Boulevard property that once housed a Catholic cemetery more than 140 years ago is awaiting state approval before beginning on-site work. Councilman Tracy McManamon told council the consultant, ASC Group, has finished evaluating nearly all of the dirt hauled off-site before crews spotted pieces of grave markers in the field. “I understand there were quite a few (truckloads), but they’ve been over there probably a month now, going through that dirt,” he said. “They’ve been ...