STEUBENVILLE — Serving the public and building partnerships are important to Wes Crawford. That's part of the message Crawford, who was sworn in as Steubenville's police chief on July 21, shared Tuesday afternoon while speaking with members of the Steubenville Kiwanis Club at the Sycamore ...
WELLSBURG – Brooke County commissioners continue to receive requests for a share of the county's opioid settlement appropriations, receiving three more applications in recent days. Commissioners, during their meeting Tuesday, also heard from representatives of one of the groups which ...
STEUBENVILLE — Utilities Director Jim Jenkins warned council Tuesday the days when they could kick the can down the road to avoid hiking water and wastewater rates are long past. Jenkins said without a significant influx of revenue, wastewater could slide into the danger zone, while the water department’s fiscal recovery is fragile. Both departments have a long list of improvements that must be made, including upgrades needed to comply with environmental mandates and consent decrees. He said the 3% rate increases and $1-per-service infrastructure fees taking effect in October are ...
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back Biden-era rules limiting emissions by electric power plants in the state and across the nation, though advocates for clean air warned about the health ...
Craig Howell Members of the Hancock County Democratic Executive Committee gathered Tuesday to officially open their headquarters for the upcoming general election. Located in the rear of 3401 Pennsylvania Ave., Weirton, the office will be open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, with specific ...
Thirteen Ohio colleges and universities are in the 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, but Ohio’s average grade for free speech is D-, no better or worse than the national average, according to the non-profit organization that compiles the list, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. The Ohio school with the best ranking overall is Wright State, which is ranked in the top 25th nationally in part because of strong administrative support, which indicates students “trust administrators to defend speech,” according to FIRE. In contrast, the University of Dayton is ranked ...
