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Prevention levy deserves support

Since it was founded in 1963, the Jefferson County Prevention and Recovery board has gone about its mission of planning, coordinating, funding and evaluating quality mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery support services for all residents of the county. The board has used dollars collected from a 0.5-mill levy that was first passed in 1976 to help support that work. Officials with the agency are asking voters around the county to approve a 10-year replacement of that levy when they cast their ballots in the Nov. 5 General Election. They should vote ...

Attention to detail apparently missing

Ohio voters were not the only ones to raise an eyebrow at an announcement by state Attorney General Dave Yost earlier this week. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley had something to say about it as well. It turns out, one of the six green card holders indicted for allegedly voting illegally — Ramesh Patel, 68, previously of North Royalton, Ohio — has been dead for two years. The last time Yost’s office was accusing Patel of having voted illegally was in 2018. Despite Yost’s attention-getting effort, according to WOIO-TV in Cleveland, the Cuyahoga County ...

Panhandle Trail an area asset

At more than one local government meeting in recent weeks, the topic of completing the paving on the Panhandle Recreational Trail has been brought up by area residents. The Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation started the paving about two years ago following several years of fundraising efforts. Contributions came from local governmental entities, charitable nonprofit organizations and the West Virginia Department of Transportation. Even with those funds, the project hasn’t been completed and approximately 1.25 miles remains with a layer of crushed rock. The trail, which follows ...

Wintersville police deserve ‘yes’ vote

For many years now, Wintersville has been considered to have a police department that ranks among the best for communities around the region. Village residents have the chance to help ensure that will continue when they cast their ballots in the Nov. 5 election. They are being asked to approve an additional 5-mill continuing levy to help pay for police protection. It’s important that they say “yes.” Passage of the levy will help ensure residents will continue to receive the 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week protection from the department and service they have come to expect. ...

Early voting now underway

While this year’s general election is exactly two weeks away, residents from across the region already are casting ballots or will soon be able to. Early voting in Ohio started Oct. 8, while West Virginians will have the opportunity to participate in early in-person voting beginning Wednesday. Thanks to absentee and in-person early voting in both states, registered voters who might not be able to make it to the polls on the dedicated election day or who just want to get their ballots cast have the chance to do that. In Ohio, you can cast your ballot in-person at the board of ...

POWER money will help area residents

While the majority of residents across our region take having access to reliable broadband service for granted, there are a significant number of people who do not. That’s why it was exciting to learn Wednesday that Jefferson County had received $2.5 million in grant funding that will be used to help improve connectivity for 769 households and 34 businesses in Springfield, Ross, Knox, Island Creek, Salem and Wayne townships. The money, which comes from the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization initiative of the Appalachian Regional Commission, ...