CHARLESTON – Financial officials from four county school systems once again warned West Virginia lawmakers that the funding formula that sends state dollars into classrooms is too reliant on enrollment and not providing enough funding for students with special needs. Financial officers with ...
WILLIAMSTOWN - A large tree fell and caused the collapse of an apartment building on West Fourth-and-a-Half Street near Highland Avenue in Williamstown Sunday evening. There were reportedly multiple trees down as a result of the storm Sunday night, with calls made to local law enforcement ...
MARIETTA – Six Marietta College student interns are studying economic conditions in five Ohio counties this summer as part of an effort to help communities consider opportunities for growth, investment and long-term development through the federal Opportunity Zone program. The interns, working through Marietta College’s Center for Appalachian Innovation, are researching conditions in Hocking, Jefferson, Perry, Scioto and Washington counties. Opportunity Zones are federally designated low-income census tracts created to encourage private investment and economic development in ...
BELPRE – Local artists and tribute acts will provide the entertainment at the 2026 Belpre Homecoming in August for the festival’s 94th year. The four-day event kicks off Thursday, Aug. 6, in Civitan Park. Local band Insured Sound takes the stage at 8 p.m., sponsored by the Belpre ...
Ohio lawmakers passed a bill last week that increases the penalties for illegally passing a stopped school bus. Ohio House Bill 3 passed the Ohio Senate and the House concurred with changes made, so it now goes to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Ohio state Reps. Cecil Thomas, D-Cincinnati, and Bernie Willis, R-Springfield, introduced the bill. “As the parent of three young kids who get on the bus every morning and get off in the afternoon, I really appreciate my colleagues taking the time to work on this and strengthen safety for all kids in Ohio,” said state Sen. Casey Weinstein, ...
PARKERSBURG – West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner was in Parkersburg meeting with local people as part of his office’s mobile office operations Monday. Warner and Field Representative Sarah Smith were at the Wood County Courthouse from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. talking with local ...
