CHARLESTON – With the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 36 days away, Gov. Morrisey and Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby announced new merchandise for West Virginians to buy and called on state communities to ring their bells to celebrate on July 4. Morrisey ...
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 ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Health Department construction project is on schedule for a fall completion. The new building will combine the county’s health department, coroner’s office and records departments. Belmont County Commissioner J.P. Dutton said Grae-Con Construction ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Iran did not immediately confirm ...
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 ...
WHEELING — The late Judge Martin Gaughan is being remembered as a great man and a fair judge by those who knew and worked with him. Gaughan, 82, of Weirton died May 23 with his family beside him. Gaughan was a lawyer for 20 years before he was appointed judge of the First Judicial Circuit ...
