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Erica Tamburin Sworn In as Wellsburg City Manager

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Erica Tamburin officially took the oath of office Monday as the new City Manager of Wellsburg. Tamburin, the former Shadyside Village Administrator,...

Festival of Nations Sets Date for 2026 Event in Weirton

WEIRTON, W.Va. — Organizers of the Festival of Nations have announced the date for the event’s upcoming celebration. The festival, which has been revived in...

W.Va. House Majority Leader Warns Hancock County Schools Could Run Out of Payroll Funds by February

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — West Virginia House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan (R-Brooke) says Hancock County Schools is in a fiscal crisis so severe that...

Ohio Valley Man Arrested After Fentanyl, Meth Seized in Belmont County Drug Investigation

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Detectives with the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit arrested a Powhatan Point man on Jan. 1 after discovering...

Records Show Mismatch Between Permit and Pay Classification for Hancock County Schools Employee

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Public records indicate a Hancock County Schools employee has been working under a long-term substitute teaching permit while being paid...

CDC Reports Ninth Case of Rare “Welder’s Anthrax”

In the latest edition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, released January 1, researchers confirmed a ninth...

Columbiana County Opens Expanded Water Sampling Applications Following East Palestine Derailment

COLUMBIANA COUNTY, Ohio - An application period is now open for expanded potable water sampling in Columbiana County, aimed at residents still concerned about...

Ohio Bill Would Expand Pharmacists’ Authority to Prescribe Medications

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new bill introduced in the Ohio House would expand the role of licensed pharmacists by allowing them to prescribe certain...

Local Child Advocacy Center Reports Rise in Children Served in 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — Noah’s Hope Child Advocacy Center in New Philadelphia is reporting a continued increase in the number of children and families...

Tuscarawas County Group Launches “30 Actions for 30 Days” for Human Trafficking Awareness Month

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and a Tuscarawas County organization is encouraging the community to get involved through simple,...
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