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ACLU And Other Groups Challenge New Ohio Election Laws; LaRose Confident

A series of new Ohio election laws aimed at removing non-citizens from voting rolls violates federal law, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and other groups said Thursday. Senate Bill 293, signed into law last month, orders the Ohio secretary of state to complete “comparison checks” of the state’s voter registration list with state and federal records to identify possible non-citizens . “Voters with mismatched data must correct any information prior to voting or else they will be required to use a provisional ballot,” the ACLU said in a news release. The new law ...

This Week in West Virginia History

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Jan. 25, 1814: Francis Harrison Pierpont was born near Morgantown. On June 20, 1861, Pierpont was unanimously elected as governor of the unionist Reorganized State of Virginia, which sat at Wheeling until West Virginia entered the Union two years later. Jan. 25, 1878: Activist Lenna Lowe Yost was born in Basnettville in Marion County. She held key leadership roles in the woman’s suffrage and temperance movements. Jan. 25, 1889: ...

Ohio County To Lease 6 New Sheriff’s Patrol Vehicles

The Ohio County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to unload its well-known Hummer and nine other vehicles as the county moves toward leasing six new vehicles for the department. The 2005 Hummer has just 5,495 miles on it, and is among older and mostly unused vehicles in the department’s fleet ...

Three Fundraisers Planned To Benefit Belmont County Shelter Animals

The Belmont County Animal Shelter and Belmont County Cat Stray Shun have partnered up once again for three upcoming fundraising events. On Saturday and again on Feb 7, the duo will be at the Ohio Valley Mall from noon until 3 p.m. On Feb. 12, they are teaming up at the Belmont County ...

West Virginia Election Filings: U.S. Senate Race Getting Crowded

The 2026 U.S. Senate race in West Virginia was already getting crowded and two more candidates entered the contest Thursday. Republican Alexander Gaaserud and Democrat Zachary Shrewsbury joined those already filing to run for the seat currently occupied by incumbent Sen. Shelley Moore ...

John Marshall High School Queen of Queens Pageant Is Jan. 29

The annual John Marshall High School Queen of Queens Pageant will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, in the school’s Center for Performing Arts. That is a change from the previously announced date of Jan. 27. Due to the inclement weather forecast for this coming weekend, organizers decided ...