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'The Wall That Heals' Arrives In Ohio Valley

The Ohio Valley made sure Tuesday to welcome a monument to fallen Vietnam War soldiers into its community with open arms. Hundreds of residents, including many school students, lined the streets in both West Virginia and Ohio as The Wall That Heals made its way from The Highlands in ...

Ohio Starts Process To Pause Gas Tax

Two bills were introduced in the Ohio legislature Monday to suspend the state’s tax on gasoline and diesel fuel as drivers grapple with higher prices at the pumps amid conflict in the Middle East and other factors. If passed into law, the legislation would save Ohio residents $725 million, John Fortney, spokesman for the Republican Senate Caucus told The Center Square. Republicans believe higher tax collections for the state’s General Fund will cover the cost of the holiday and keep local municipalities whole in terms of road and bridge funding. “Highway construction and ...

Oglebay Benefits From Bordas & Bordas Amateur Golf Classic

Photo by Kim North A check for $10,000 was presented to the Oglebay Foundation's Access to Parks Program on Tuesday. The proceeds were raised during the ninth annual Bordas & Bordas Amateur Golf Classic and will help area children enjoy the benefits of the Wheeling's public parks through free ...

Advocates respond to rescission of Biden-era Title IX transgender rules

CHARLESTON – After executive orders and decisions by the Supreme Court, the U.S. Department of Education has put back in place specific rules for biological girls and women that groups say will harm transgender girls and women. In an announcement Monday, the Department of Education reestablished rules set in 2020 during the first term of President Donald Trump in federal Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits discrimination in education based on sex, putting back in place biological definitions for sex. Among other things, the update formally rescinds Title IX rules set in 2024 by ...