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Patrol issues holiday report COLUMBUS — Twenty-three people were killed in Ohio in traffic accidents during the Labor Day holiday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported. Twenty accidents occurred between midnight Friday and 11:59 p.m. Monday, the patrol said. According to preliminary ...

Steubenville Council approves transfer for new home construction

STEUBENVILLE — Steubenville City Council Tuesday approved a property transfer to make it possible for the Jefferson County Land Bank to build new homes on North Fifth Street. The home is one of three the Jefferson County Land Bank plans to build in Steubenville and Toronto through a $660,556 ...

Bill would give energy companies control of customer thermostats

COLUMBUS — Ohio energy companies could take control of customers’ thermostats and water heaters. House Bill 427, recently introduced in the Ohio General Assembly, proposes creating a voluntary demand response program to give utility companies the ability to temporarily adjust energy usage ...

Educational series to focus on opening, growing business

WEIRTON — Local entrepreneurs, whether they want to start their own business or expand an existing business, have an opportunity to improve their opportunities by going back to basics. A Business Bootcamp educational series is being planned by the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce, in ...

Former hospital employees file petition

MARTINS FERRY — Former employees of East Ohio Regional Hospital Thursday filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio to protect employee wage claims and bring transparency to the hospital’s finances. Under federal law, ...