Ohio set for marquee races in the fall

COLUMBUS — Tuesday’s primary in Ohio set up what is expected to be one of the most expensive races for U.S. Senate this year as Republicans try to hold on to the chamber during a difficult midterm year. Meanwhile biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face a challenge from the state’s ...

Meyer Wins Belmont County Auditors Race

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Josh Meyer will return to work next year at the Belmont County Courthouse, but this time as county auditor. Meyer, a former county commissioner, won the Republican nomination for auditor after receiving the most votes in Tuesday's primary election. Unofficial Election Night totals show him receiving 3,688 votes, besting incumbent County Auditor Cindi L. Henry, who captured 3,177. A third candidate in the race, Nick Ferrelli of Shadyside, received 901 of the ballots cast. No Democrats filed in the race, and Meyer will run unopposed in the November general ...

Brooke County applying for courthouse grant

WELLSBURG – Brooke County commissioners are hoping to be able to upgrade the security at the county courthouse, agreeing this week to apply for a state grant in support of the efforts. Commissioners voted 2-0, Tuesday, to apply for a Courthouse Security Grant offered through the State of ...

Michael Rulli Sails To GOP Nomination For U.S. House In Ohio

Congressman Michael Rulli, the Republican representing Belmont, Jefferson and Harrison counties in the U.S. House, easily won his Republican primary Tuesday. As for Democrats, Elizabeth Kirtley of New Philadelphia is the winner in the crowded six-person 6th District, according to unofficial ...

Two Wheeling Natives Named WVU Outstanding Seniors

A pair of Wheeling natives were among the 52 West Virginia University students who were named outstanding seniors by the university on Tuesday. Lauren Taylor, an advertising and public relations major, and Andrew Tiu, a biochemistry major, were part of the 2026 cohort. From that group of 52, ...