County Attorney’s office lease terminated during county supervisor meeting

October 29, 2026

The Hamilton County Supervisors terminated the lease of the Hamilton County Attorney’s office during the bi-monthly meeting of the county Tuesday. Hamilton County Attorney Pat Chambers was present during the meeting and voiced his concern. “I want to know where you are moving us and why,” he said. “And I object.” Currently the Hamilton County Attorney office is located at 721 Seneca St., and has been located there for a number of years. Supervisors Mary Clausen and April Ely, answered Chambers, saying they hadn’t made a decision yet, but said there was space at the ...

Masoner’s Grand Slam Lifts University To First OVAC Softball Championship

May 8, 2026

ELM GROVE – One mighty swing of the bat Thursday propelled University High to its first-ever OVAC Tom Bechtel Class 5A softball championship. With the second-seeded Hawks (20-5) trailing No. 1 John Marshall 1-0 in the top of the third, the Monarchs (23-5) elected to intentionally walk ...

Beaver Local Captures First Conference Crown In 25 Years

May 8, 2026

NEW MANCHESTER — Based on what they saw her do in last week’s semifinal win over Oak Glen, Weir High knew Beaver Local ace Addie Thurik has potential to be a handful when they met Thursday night in the OVAC Class 4A championship game. A handful indeed. The sophomore who entered the ...

Wheeling Central Wins 14th Straight With Victory Over Ferry

May 8, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Wheeling Central has been rolling through their regular season, winning their last 13 games heading into Thursday’s game against Martins Ferry in the St. Clairsville Jr. Sports Complex. The Maroon Knights made it 14 in a row with a 10-0 victory over the Purple Riders in ...

PREVIEW | No. 15 WVU Baseball Heads To No. 7 Kansas For Biggest Series Of The Season

May 8, 2026

MORGANTOWN — No. 15 West Virginia baseball just beat Marshall, sweeping its rival, and has won four-straight games. The Mountaineers have scored 36 runs over those four. After a 1-3 week, everything seems to be going right for WVU. All the momentum comes just in time for WVU's biggest ...

March Madness Tournaments Will Expand To 76 Teams Each Starting Next Season

May 8, 2026

The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form. The new, 76-team ...