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DeWine Vetoes Bill Requiring Photo ID For Mail Voting In Ohio

Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a new Republican-passed bill that would have required Ohioans to show a photo ID to vote by mail. DeWine announced late Wednesday that he had vetoed House Bill 472, which expanded the strict photo ID requirement Ohio has had for voting since 2023. The Republican ...

Company Official: Warwood Facility Will Build Modules for Data Centers

WHEELING — An official from Silicone Foundation on Wednesday dispelled what he described as misconceptions and clarified the company’s intentions regarding plans for the recently acquired Centre Foundry & Machine Co. property in Warwood. Many people in the Wheeling area have expressed ...

Large AI Data Center Proposal Surfaces in Belmont County

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County commissioners learned Wednesday of a proposed large artificial intelligence data center that may be coming to the county. St. Clairsville resident Paul Cameron, also a state representative candidate for Ohio’s 95th District, said he recently learned of a ...

Hardesty Warns School Funding Headed For ‘The Rocks’

CHARLESTON - West Virginia has lost the enrollment equivalent of six full counties in a single year, a crisis that state Board of Education President Paul Hardesty warns will lead to financial disaster unless state leaders modernize the school aid formula. In a conference call Wednesday ...

City Seeks Help From Residents on Storm Drainage Problems

WHEELING — The city of Wheeling's Stormwater Department needs residents’ help identifying potential drainage issues before heavy rain arrives. Superintendent Mike Chiazza explained that with more than 3,000 catch basins and hundreds of miles of storm sewer infrastructure throughout the city, crews rely on residents to help identify problems that may not be visible during routine inspections. Citizens who notice any of the following should report it: - Clogged catch basins or storm drains - Debris blocking ditches, channels or streams - Headwalls, culverts or drainage pipes ...