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Supreme Court asked to legalize home whiskey distilleries

The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to legalize home whiskey distilleries in the United States by a conservative-leaning think tank in Ohio. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that the federal ban against home whiskey distilleries is unconstitutional. However, the 6th Circuit upheld the federal ban. The federal government said the law is constitutional because it was enacted to prevent tax evasion and that it would be easier for a distiller working out of their home to conceal the business and therefore avoid paying taxes. On Monday, the Buckeye Institute filed ...

Amish man sentenced to 31 years to life in prison for rape

WOODSFIELD – An Amish man convicted of the rape of his two daughters was sentenced Tuesday to 31 years to life in prison. Albert Hochstetler was recently convicted of two counts of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition after his two daughters came forward with the information that ...

Aim Women’s Center marks decades of serving women with expanded care

STEUBENVILLE — Aim Women's Center is just that place in town where women go to get free items for their babies, right? Think again. Aim has been serving women with unexpected pregnancies since 1987. While the needs of women and their babies have always been the organization's primary ...

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Water line repair planned WEIRTON — Crews from the Weirton Area Water Board will be working on a water line on Riverview Drive, beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Once work is completed, a boil order will be issued for Riverview Drive, Elwood Avenue and any other water customers in the area experiencing low or no water pressure. City school board to meet STEUBENVILLE — The Steubenville City Board of Education will hold its regular July meeting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The meeting will be held at the administrative offices, 611 N. Fourth St. Area man dies in motorcycle ...

Adena Heritage Days names queen, grand marshal

ADENA — The 26th annual Adena Heritage Days Festival queen and grand marshal have been named. Tom Yakubowski was selected as grand marshal, while Millie Parish was named the festival’s queen. Both Parish and Yakubowski are members of Adena High School’s Class of 1958 and will be ...