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Property tax petition quest for Ohio ballot pushed to 2027

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Ohio voters will not get the chance to eliminate property taxes in the state when they go to the polls this November. Organizers of a petition drive to get a proposed constitutional amendment banning property taxes on the ballot this fall need more time to gather the required number of signatures and are pushing the effort instead to 2027, Brian Massie, leader of Abolish Ohio Property Tax, said recently on the organization’s website AxOHTax.com. The group’s goal was to collect 620,000 signatures of registered voters to put the issue on the ballot this November, 200,000 more than ...

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Birthdays June 8 Casey Hanlin, Wintersville June 9 Eric Stoddart, Mingo Junction Ryan Shoulders, Wintersville Larry Gareis, Weirton Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Match game: A resident said his neighbor “set some bushes on fire” Friday in the 400 block of Maxwell Avenue. He said she’d come on his property a few hours before “and accused him of causing Child Protective Services to take her child from her.” The caller had video of the woman walking to her house “after the set the fire and it appeared she was holding some type of container.” Police said the ...

Expand Energy hosts regional emergency management agencies

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WHEELING — Representatives of emergency management organizations from across the Ohio Valley visited the offices of Expand Energy June 3 as part of a collaborative event allowing area first responders to get a better understanding of the natural gas company's operations. The company also ...

Brooke board OKs assignments

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WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Board of Education approved several personnel assignments during Monday's meeting. Members also approved three overnight trips for training and a trip by the Brooke High School volleyball team to Edison High School for a volleyball tournament on Wednesday. ...

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Area groups among recipients NELSONVILLE — Area groups will share in the $65,000 the African American Community Fund, with support from its donors and in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, has awarded to advance 30 projects and programs in communities across Appalachian Ohio. Receiving grants were Second Baptist Church of Steubenville to support its 2026 Juneteenth celebration; the Ohio Valley Youth Network to support the Sycamore Youth Fishing and Mentoring Initiative, a hands-on outdoor education and character development program serving underserved youth in ...