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Property tax petition quest for Ohio ballot pushed to 2027

Community

Ohio voters will not get the chance to eliminate property taxes in the state when they go to the polls this November. Organizers of a petition drive to get a proposed constitutional amendment banning property taxes on the ballot this fall need more time to gather the required number of ...

Ohio Cyber Academy celebrates first graduating class

Local News

STEUBENVILLE – Graduation Day was a particularly special time for a group of young people who seized opportunities provided by the Ohio Cyber Academy and the Jefferson County Educational Service Center and made the most of them. On June 5, families, Ohio Cyber Academy and JCESC staff and ...

A ROCKING MONDAY NIGHT

Community

Craig Howell Area residents gathered in Wellsburg Monday night for a performance by Wheeling-based band On The Rocks, as part of the Monthly Monday Music Madness concert series. The next concert in the series, presented by the Brooke County Area Chamber of Commerce with support from local ...

Baron von Steuben statue planned for Fort Steuben park

Local News

STEUBENVILLE — The Old Fort Steuben Project has announced plans for a major addition to Fort Steuben Park with the creation and installation of a bronze statue honoring Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the Revolutionary War hero for whom Fort Steuben and the city were named. The project ...

Brooke board OKs assignments

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WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Board of Education approved several personnel assignments during Monday's meeting. Members also approved three overnight trips for training and a trip by the Brooke High School volleyball team to Edison High School for a volleyball tournament on Wednesday. ...

Briefs

Community

Area groups among recipients NELSONVILLE — Area groups will share in the $65,000 the African American Community Fund, with support from its donors and in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, has awarded to advance 30 projects and programs in communities across Appalachian ...