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Cadiz Road project to be rebid

WINTERSVILLE — Members of Village Council have voted to reject all three construction bids submitted for the Cadiz Road improvement project. Mayor Mike Petrella and Village Administrator Jesse Kosegi said during Thursday's meeting that when all of the bids came back on Tuesday, they were ...

Sycamore, Aim to host 'Back-to-School Block Party'

STEUBENVILLE — The Sycamore Youth Center and Aim Women's Center will partner to host a Sycamore/Aim Back-to-School Block Party from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at the corner of North Fifth Street near the Aim Women's Center. The free event is open to the public and is designed to help local families prepare for the upcoming school year while enjoying an afternoon of food, entertainment, games, school supplies and connections to local community resources. A highlight of the event will be a lineup of live performances featuring the Steubenville High School Marching Band, which will ...

Ohio denies energy application to banned utility

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said a utility company it banned from doing business in the state six years ago for deceptive practice cannot come back. The board turned down an application from PALMco Energy OH, LCC and PALMco Power OH, LCC, saying the company – with headquarters in New York – is not “managerially fit” to comply with board rules and orders, citing 10 enforcement actions taken against the company and its affiliates in 14 other jurisdictions where it operates. It’s the same company the PUCO settled with in 2020 for alleged violations of PUCO ...

TANF Tug-of-War: Lawmakers rejects Morrisey’s crisis claims, citing full funding and executive discretion

CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey continues to express the belief that spending in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is not sustainable in the long run, but West Virginia lawmakers and advocates remain confused as to why programs are being curtailed now when funding exists In May, Morrisey announced that the state's TANF program, also called WV WORKS, was projected to have a structural deficit exceeding $40 million. Morrisey said TANF funds are shrinking, with the program estimated to have approximately 18 months of stability before the structural deficit becomes an ...

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• Bell Chapel UMC: "What's in a Name? Josiah" • Cadiz Presbyterian Church: "Sowing Seeds" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "Life in the Spirit" • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m. — "Trustworthy Fools for Christ"; 6 p.m. — "A Better Hope" • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "The Right Soil" • Harmony Church of Mingo Junction: "Patient Perseverance" • Memorial Baptist Church: "Unanswered Prayers" • St. Paul's Church: "What Do You Hear, What Do You See?" • Starkdale Presbyterian Church: "Men and Women in the Church (Part 2)" • Two Ridges ...