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U.S. rep tours ongoing road improvement projects in Belmont Co.
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson tagged along with Ohio Department of Transportation officials for a tour of the ongoing road improvement projects in Belmont County on Friday. Manager Dave Schafer and engineer Jim Graham showed the expansion along State Route 9 and explained some maintenance agreements with oil and gas drillers. ...
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Steubenville council proposes severance package for former city manager
NEWS9 is getting a first look at the proposed severance package for former Steubenville City Manager Cathy Davison. An announcement sent out Thursday by Steubenville City Council confirms that council members are considering a proposal to pay out more than $42,000 in a final severance payment to Davison. ...
State board hears ways to boost Ohio school safety
Top Ohio law enforcers are urging members of the state school board not to support arming untrained teachers with guns in response to recent school shootings, including one last year in northeast Ohio. The board is trying to determine how best to update policies and increase advocacy efforts. Ohio Attorney ...
Federal officials consider lowering the legal blood alcohol content for drivers
Federal accident investigators were weighing a recommendation Tuesday that states reduce their threshold for drunken driving from the current .08 blood alcohol content to .05, a standard that has been shown to substantially reduce highway deaths in other countries. The lower threshold was one of a series of recommendations aimed ...
Weirton considers dropping city primary election
Weirton officials are considering eliminating the city's primary election. The proposal is one of several election-rated changes to the city's charter suggested by a committee. Other proposed changes include holding municipal elections at the same time as county and state elections and consolidating poll sites. City Clerk Nicole ...
Steubenville law director: No comment on city manager's job status
Steubenville City Law Director Gary Repella is not commenting on the status of City Manager Cathy Davison, although numerous sources tell NEWS9 that she has been given the option of resigning or being terminated and that the city is waiting for her decision before commenting. Repella told NEWS9 the city ...
Ohio Primary/Special Election Results
Official election results as provided by local Boards of Elections. Click on the links below to view results by county. Belmont County Carroll County Columbiana County Guernsey County Harrison County Jefferson County Monroe County Noble County Tuscarawas County OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE - WEBSITE & ELECTIONS INFORMATION ...
Many Ohioans to see federal jobless benefits cut
Thousands of Ohioans will see their federal emergency unemployment compensation go down by about 16 percent because of automatic budget cuts. State officials said the reductions go into effect beginning Sunday in Ohio. That means the average weekly compensation of roughly $300 will drop by about $50 for some Ohioans. ...
Ohio Senate OKs extending Internet cafe moratorium
A bill to immediately halt the expansion of Internet cafes statewide has cleared the Ohio Senate. The measure would extend a current moratorium on the opening of new sweepstakes gambling operations until June 2014. Current facilities' operators would have to file more thorough affidavits with the state, or they ...
Ohio AG backs tougher prison terms for gun crimes
Ohioans who repeatedly use guns to commit crimes would face tougher penalties under a proposed new law backed by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and fellow Republicans. DeWine says he doesn't want to take guns away from law-abiding residents, but wants to take violent offenders away from guns. The bill ...
Commission renders ruling on Steubenville firefighter layoffs
Five firefighters in Steubenville who were laid off in the beginning of April were reinstated Thursday. The Civil Service Commission of the City of Steubenville also ruled Thursday that the firefighters should receive back pay dating back to April 1 because of the layoffs. The commission determined that the city ...
Ohio senator: Budget won’t include governor’s Medicaid expansion plan
A top Republican in the Ohio Legislature said the Senate's version of the state budget won't include the governor's proposed Medicaid expansion. Senate President Keith Faber said Wednesday that he's pushing for changes to the Medicaid program instead of Ohio Gov. John Kasich's wide-ranging plan to expand health care ...
WVU faces $13M cut in state funding
West Virginia University is losing more than $13 million in state funding for the next academic year. President Jim Clements said the university's state funding was reduced by 8.9 percent, the full amount expected. Clements said WVU officials are looking at areas to determine which can be strategically affected by ...
Experts: Gas-producing states need fuel stations
Liquid and compressed natural gas could save drivers and companies money, but experts say gas-producing states like West Virginia can't take advantage of them without pipelines and fueling stations. Kathryn Clay is executive director of the Drive Natural Gas Initiative, an industry group focused on building infrastructure. Clay said the ...
W.Va. middle schooler arrested after refusing to remove NRA shirt
A West Virginia middle school student was arrested after refusing a teacher's order to take off an NRA T-shirt returned back to school on Monday -- wearing the same shirt. Jared Marcum, 14, of Logan, said Sunday the shirt didn't violate Logan Middle School's dress code policy. Marcum said he ...
W.Va. justices back magistrate pay hikes
West Virginia's Supreme Court is among the leading supporters of a magistrate pay raise proposal that's been revived at the Legislature. The pending special session measure would gradually hike salaries for magistrates and staff in the state's smaller counties. The state now has two magistrate court pay categories based ...
New W.Va. state budget up for vote at Legislature
Public schools and Medicaid will be among the major spenders of a multibillion-dollar state budget up for passage at the West Virginia Legislature. The House-Senate expect to vote late Wednesday on a compromise spending plan that includes $4.1 billion backed by general tax revenues. That's $4.7 million less than ...
Ohio continues to pursue flexibility on Medicaid
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's administration says it will continue discussions with federal officials over how to extend health coverage to more low-income Ohioans. That's despite a move by legislative leaders to scrap the governor's plans for expanding the federal-state Medicaid program. A GOP-dominated Ohio House committee advanced the state's ...
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