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Another Costly Local Project: Belmont County Commissioners Spend $13 Million on New Health Building, Seek $10 Million Loan to Complete Work

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Belmont County has spent all of its $13 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, COVID money, and will...

Ohio Records Link Somali UN Official to Healthcare Company Involved in Medicaid Fraud

A federal Department of Health and Human Services deputy secretary has confirmed that Abukar Osman, Somalia’s permanent representative to the United Nations and current...

Judge Orders Austin Master Services to Pay More Than $34 Million to Ohio

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — A hazardous waste collection firm now owes the state of Ohio more than $34 million following a court ruling tied...

Hancock County Residents Voice Concerns Over School District Finances

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Concerned residents packed the Hancock County Board of Education’s regular meeting Monday night, raising questions and frustrations about the district’s...

Paychecks in Jeopardy: Hancock County Schools Schedule Remote Meeting With State Officials for Emergency Payroll Funds

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Hancock County’s Board of Education is scrambling to find a solution to meet upcoming payroll obligations as the district faces...

AEP Ohio Seeks Rate Cut That Would Lower Residential Electric Bills by Just $1.22

COLUMBUS, Ohio — AEP Ohio has filed an agreement with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that would reduce electricity distribution rates for customers...

Why Is Hancock County Schools Broke? District Begs State to Cover January Payroll

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Hancock County Schools officials have warned that the district may be unable to meet payroll later this month without emergency...

Ohio Valley Electricity Prices Could Spike as Electric Firm Faces Power Shortfall, Risking Weather-Related Outages

OHIO VALLEY - Electricity bills across the region could rise again after PJM Interconnection failed to secure enough power to meet projected demand for...

Columbiana County Forecloses on East Liverpool’s Hot Dog Shoppe Over Back Taxes

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio — Columbiana County has foreclosed on a longtime East Liverpool restaurant due to unpaid property taxes, though the business owner says...

Hancock County Schools Cite Years of Financial Mismanagement in Ongoing Budget Crisis

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Hancock County Schools administrators say long-standing bureaucratic failures are at the root of the district’s current financial crisis. Superintendent Dan Enich...
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