New Ohio law has attorney general reviewing litigation-funding contracts

July 21, 2026

Ohio has passed a law regulating third-party litigation funding but stopping well short of requiring all parties to reveal outside financial arrangements in court. Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB 105 into law on July 7, requiring litigation finance firms to register with the attorney general and adhere to a detailed set of rules including a ban on foreign investors. The law doesn’t require parties to reveal their financial arrangements in court, however, instead making contracts public only after a case is resolved. With the new law, Ohio joins a growing number of states that mandate some ...

Taylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states, including Ohio and W.Va., over cyclospora risk

July 20, 2026

Taylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to the multistate cyclospora outbreak that has sickened people across the U.S. Products with the potential to be contaminated with the diarrhea-causing parasite ...

Bethlehem Apostolic Temple sets ‘Stuff the Bus’ event

July 20, 2026

WHEELING – The start of the school year is still more than a month away, but plans for an annual effort to help students get supplies, encouragement and joy before returning to class are already set. A “Stuff The Bus” event has been set to happen from 10 a.m.-noon on Aug. 1 in the ...

How to keep the air inside your home clean during wildfires

July 20, 2026

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see. Tiny particles in the air can cause a range of short-term and chronic health issues, experts say. Wildfire smoke can ...

Ohio Democratic women hold statewide convention in Ohio Valley

July 20, 2026

STEUBENVILLE — For Maureen Howard, it was not difficult to explain the importance of Saturday's statewide convention of the Federated Democratic Women of Ohio. "It's an honor to lead the path forward to the future for all women, Democrats and otherwise," said Howard, the president of the ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

July 21, 2026

Thursday — 10:47 p.m., a caller from an address on National Road in St. Clairsville reported someone was beating on her door. A deputy responded and made contact with the caller. Nothing was found. — 9:01 p.m., an officer on a traffic stop on Stuckey Road and Belmont Ridge Road in Flushing Township issued a written warning to a motorist for a license plate light violation. — 7:34 p.m., a caller from an address on Airport Road in St. Clairsville reported a DoorDash driver hit her car and left the scene. A deputy responded. Information was taken for a hit-skip report involving ...