ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to authorize Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services director Jeff Felton to establish and maintain bank accounts for children in the custody of the agency. Felton said that, nationwide, there has been a ...
MOUNDSVILLE – Moundsville City Manager Rick Healy this week presented City Council with his 2025 year-end report highlighting the city’s finances and more during the past year. He said the report provides a snapshot of the city and the efforts made by all departments and employees to make ...
STEUBENVILLE — A former councilman has been tapped to be Steubenville’s next city manager. Councilman at large Joel Walker said Tuesday Steubenville native Mike Johnson, a former Second Ward councilman, had been offered the job “and now we have to work out the contract and other details.” “I believe he brings a new and different perspective to the job,” Walker said after the meeting. “He is a life-long resident, and I hope he will do what’s best for the city and help us move forward.” The job offer followed a closed-door session during which council discussed their ...
Policy experts are sounding off about proposed legislation heard by the Ohio House Children and Human Services committee recetly to address potential fraud in the child care sector. The Republican-introduced would establish rules for surveillance of child care facilities and expand state monitoring of Publicly Funded Child Care programs. “Ohio has a responsibility to ensure that children in publicly funded child care centers are safe and that taxpayer dollars are being used honestly,” said Rep. Josh Williams, R-Sylvania Township, who sponsored HB 649. In order to ensure that ...
An Ohio state representative wants to cut off state funding for public school districts that are challenging the constitutionality of the state’s $1 billion private school voucher program. But even supporters of the voucher program concede that the legislation, if passed, would face serious legal challenges. House bill 671 was introduced this month by Rep. Jamie Callendar, a Republican from Canton. Calendar did not respond to requests for comments on the legislation. His proposal drew immediate criticism from school boards challenging the voucher program. “HB 671 is a classic ...
MOUNDSVILLE – Moundsville City Manager Rick Healy told City Council members this week that he hopes to be celebrating the opening of the new municipal building later this year with the public. During this week’s council meeting Healy gave another update on the building’s ...
