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Residents Continue To Press Concerns About Hancock County Schools’ Finances

On the night before he was set to meet with representatives of the West Virginia Department of Education to request funding assistance to meet the school district’s payroll, Hancock County Schools Superintendent Dan Enich and members of the county board of education heard from more residents ...

Marshall County Democrats Holding Candidate Event Tonight

The Marshall County Democratic Executive Committee is slated to host a meet the Democrat candidates gathering at 6:30 p.m. today at Perkins Restaurant, 105 N. Lafayette Ave. Candidates for political office slated to attend include Sarah Reggi for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 7; Cody Cumpston, West Virginia House of Delegates District 6; and Chris Claypole, West Virginia Senate District 2. “We are still filling ballot vacancies for Marshall County commissioner and assessor, as well as looking at non-partisan races such as Marshall County School board,” said Barbara ...

Bridgeport Schools Share Positive Outlook for New Year

The atmosphere at Bridgeport Exempted Village School District is charged with optimism as district leaders look to 2026, with growth and new opportunities on the horizon. The biggest news is the grant-funded education, health and community facility to be dubbed “the Bridge,” being ...

Orthodox Clergy Bless the Ohio River in Annual Ritual

Clergy and members from several area Orthodox Christian churches braved the cold on Sunday afternoon to pray for God’s blessings on the Ohio River and all people at the Steubenville Marina. The occasion was the eighth-annual Pan-Orthodox Great Blessing on the Ohio River, which is held in ...

New Attorney Seeks Delay in Belmont County Double Murder Trial

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A new defense attorney for accused murderer Andrew Isaac Griffin asked Friday that Griffin’s trial date set for spring be continued. Griffin is accused in the double homicide of Thomas and Angela Strussion at their Trails End Drive home near Belmont in 2021. Griffin is ...