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Community events highlight Minority Health Month

STEUBENVILLE — Providing information and offering ways to improve lives are among the goals of Minority Health Month. Events planned around the area during the next several weeks are designed to help fulfill that mission. "We recognize April as a month where we can educate and build ...

Hancock Commission joins opioid settlement case

NEW CUMBERLAND – While Hancock County commissioners debated the potential of awarding one request for opioid funds Thursday morning, they agreed to join another opioid-related settlement case Thursday afternoon with the potential to bring additional funds to the county. “There are six ...

Hambley makes local stop

STEUBENVILLE — When you are a first-time candidate for a statewide office that your party has not held for the better part of two decades, you have to be willing to get out and meet potential voters. "The only way to actually run this campaign is in person — in libraries, in living rooms ...

Hancock County considers conditions for addiction treatment funding

NEW CUMBERLAND – Steps are being taken to draft a memorandum of understanding between the Hancock County Commission and Family Care Excellence as part of a proposal to provide the local faith-based addiction treatment program with a share of the county’s opioid settlement ...

Candidates outline platforms at Hancock County GOP forum in Weirton

WEIRTON – Area residents had an opportunity to hear firsthand from close to a dozen candidates seeking office in the state’s May 12 primary as part of a forum hosted by the Hancock County Republican Executive Committee in Weirton Thursday night. Hancock County Republican Chair Liz Baldt ...

GOP proposal would ban college sports, cell phone bets in Ohio

A group of Republican Ohio lawmakers want to significantly restrict sports betting in Ohio, banning all gambling on college sports and bets placed on cell phones. The move to take away options from bettors comes three years after the state approved legalized sports wagering and it collected billions in taxes over that time. But State. Rep. Riordan McClain, R-Upper Sandusky, thinks it’s all too much. “It’s impossible to watch the games or even listen to sports content without being bombarded with advertisements and offers from gambling companies, particularly focused on the ...