In the wake of Democrat Amy Acton’s gubernatorial victory, political experts and Democratic lawmakers have speculated Republican lawmakers in Ohio might take measures to limit the executive powers of the governor’s office. Republicans, who hold supermajorities in the state House and ...
STEUBENVILLE — First Lt. Raymond Banker Gilbert returned to his hometown Tuesday afternoon, met with a hero's welcome and greeted by residents from across the Tri-State Area. It was a homecoming that happened after 75 years. Gilbert died on Jan. 31, 1951, in a Korean prisoner of war ...
STEUBENVILLE — A research project has helped to offer a glimpse into the life of a local man who served with the Army during World War I. Keith Johnson, a volunteer at the Jefferson County Historical Association Museum, said he has been transcribing and annotating letters written by ...
WELLSBURG – The Brooke County Health Department has reported a fourth positive rabies case in the Bethany area for the year. A raccoon tested positive for rabies through ongoing surveillance with the USDA. The Health Department continues to stress the importance of prevention efforts to ...
FOLLANSBEE – City officials continued to discuss possible actions to clear the waterways of Allegheny Creek, Monday, although no definitive action has been agreed to, as of yet. Follansbee Council met in regular session Monday, with an agenda including discussion on the conditions of ...
STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County employees will be paying more for their health coverage in the new year — and they’ll no longer be able to choose between plans. Commissioners were told the change was necessary “to keep the county’s health insurance plan and (its) self-insurance fund balance at a stable and sufficient level.” “Overall insurance costs have increased significantly over the past few years,” representatives of their health insurance committee reported. “In the past the county’s self-insurance fund balance has been sufficient to cover these increased ...
