COLUMBUS — Ohio charges motorists some of the country’s highest taxes and registration fees, according to a new report. The Tax Foundation ranked Ohio’s gas tax as the 15th highest in the country, while registration fees for electric vehicles trail only five other states. To pay for ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The 14 Ohio Valley organizations that shared in six figures worth of grant money from the River Valley Health Fund accomplished an impressive feat, officials from the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley said Wednesday. In one of the largest fields of applicants in the ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — Bonds to fund a series of improvements within Hancock County Schools have been awarded, 10 months after being authorized by the county’s voters. The Hancock County Board of Education met in a special session Thursday afternoon, awarding the sale of the planned $10,650,000 ...
Representatives of the local business community gathered at Strikers Sports Bar Thursday for a Happy Hour event organized by the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce. The event featured samples of food from the business, and an opportunity for attendees to network. -- Craig Howell
WHEELING — In putting together the inaugural Foxfire Film Festival — set for Thursday through Sept. 14 at Wheeling’s Towngate Theatre — co-founders Kristin Seibert and Molly Hughes said that they didn’t want to make the festival too big for their maiden voyage. “The first thing we ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — Additional improvements to municipal facilities were among the issues discussed during Tuesday’s meeting of New Cumberland Council. Among the matters was a proposal to pave an area along River Avenue in an effort to provide additional parking for the municipal ...