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Acton Focuses On Health Care Costs During Steubenville Stop

STEUBENVILLE — Dr. Amy Acton has made hearing what Ohioans have to say an important component of her campaign for governor. “I've been on the ground quite literally for two-and-a-half years. How I was trained in my work in medicine, and preventive medicine, is that the community is your ...

Marshall County Schools, EMA Hold Mock Emergency At Sherrard Middle

The mock emergency that the Marshall County Emergency Management Agency and Marshall County Schools held Tuesday morning at Sherrard Middle School wasn't without its hiccups, Marshall County EMA Director Tom Hart said. But that's exactly how he wanted it. “Honestly, you don't want them to ...

Marshall County Commission Aims To Create New TIF District

MOUNDSVILLE – The Marshall County Commission aims to create a new tax increment financing district to potentially help fund new development or infrastructure projects in the future. Administrator Betsy Frohnapfel said the commission’s plan is to create a new TIF district that will ...

Brown Makes Steubenville Stop On Road Back To Senate

STEUBENVILLE — Sherrod Brown says campaign stops in Eastern Ohio communities are a big part of any statewide campaign. “They are important because people in this part of the state don't have a voice,” Brown, who is looking to return to the U.S. Senate, said Monday while speaking with ...

Five Face Drug Charges Following Bellaire Raid

BELLAIRE — Five people were arrested Thursday following a drug raid at a Bellaire apartment where detectives seized suspected fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, according to the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office. The search warrant was executed at an apartment on Hamilton Street in ...

Follansbee Issues Reminder Of Upcoming Garbage Changes

FOLLANSBEE – New garbage collection regulations are set to go into effect in Follansbee at the end of the month, and city officials are reminding residents and businesses to make sure they are prepared. City Manager Chris Manack-Stover said letters have been sent to the community explaining the pending changes, which include an increase in rates approved by Follansbee Council earlier this year. “People have been notified,” she said during the Aug. 3 Council-as-a-whole meeting. Copies of the information also will be available at the Follansbee City Building and the city’s ...