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ICE has begun targeting and detaining Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun targeting and detaining Haitians in Springfield, Ohio after President Donald Trump revoked their legal status, with at least 29 detained as of Friday last week. Theresa Hice-Fromille, a board member of the Haitian Community Help and Support Center in Springfield, confirmed that 29 Haitian people had been detained by ICE as of Friday. Haitian Support Center Executive Director Viles Dorsainvil issued a statement on the increased ICE activity in the city. “Behind every number is a human being,” Dorsainvil said. “Behind every detention is a family. Behind…

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Scoreboard (8/24)

High School Golf WVSSAC Girls North Regional Team standings: Morgantown 298; 2. Wheeling Park 309; 3. University 318; 4. Tyler Consolidated: 322; 5. Fairmont Senior 328; 6. Wheeling Central 350; 7. Weir 377; 8. Brooke 384. East Fairmont, John Marshall, Hedgesville, Philip Barbour, Lincoln, Lewis County Petersburg, Williamstown, Bridgeport and Parkersburg Catholic also competed.…

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Waterford 36, Vinton County 0 W (1-0) 6 23 7 0 — 36…

Scoreboard (8/22)

Editorials

Ohio absenteeism rules support parents AND students

"Every minute counts,” Heather Dodd, director of pupil services for Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools, told WKYC at the start of the school year. “If your child's late to school, those minutes count. If they have a doctor's appointment, those minutes count. They all count towards chronic absenteeism." Surprised? Ohio law changed this year, and parents…

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Which is the greater concern for Washington County residents: data centers or injection wells?

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Fort Frye FFA members earn American FFA Degrees, Proficiency Honors

Fort Frye FFA is proud to recognize several members for their accomplishments through the National FFA Organization. Four Fort Frye FFA members have earned their American FFA Degree, one of the highest degrees an FFA member can receive. The members receiving their American FFA Degrees are Julia Silvis, Marguerite Fulton, Clayton Miller, and Kyla…

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Ohio News

Vance campaigns at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather worked

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance returned to his hometown on Friday to campaign for Republican candidates at the steel plant where his grandfather worked and portray the Democratic Party his Papaw once supported as unrecognizable today. Vance has highlighted his Rust Belt roots while trying to boost GOP candidates ahead of…