Twenty federal programs that route nearly $1.1 trillion through state governments – including Medicaid, SNAP and disaster relief – are vulnerable to fraud because of how the money is distributed, the Government Accountability Office reports. The money rarely goes straight from Washington ...
WHEELING – As the 43rd annual Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival came to an end Sunday, organizers are looking forward to making next year even bigger and better. Festival chairman Tony Filberto said that each year the festival tries to outdo the previous year and he believes it ...
STEUBENVILLE — A man found dead by hikers last week appeared to have fallen, Police Chief Wes Crawford said Monday. The victim, 52-year-old Randy Bake, was found Friday morning near the old Stone Lodge in the north end of Beatty Park. Crawford said evidence found at the scene “led officers to believe (he) may have fallen” from the structure, and after an autopsy the coroner concluded Bake’s injuries “were consistent with a fall.” Flora VerStraten-Merrin, president and founder of the Friends of Beatty Park volunteers, said the incident highlights one of the fundamental rules ...
MORRISTOWN — Union Local Superintendent Zac Shutler has teamed up with his friend, Sarasota, Florida, Booker High School Principal Jamal Crook, to co-write their debut book, "Lead the People, Change the System." Shutler said the book is about leading not just a school district, but leading ...
STEUBENVILLE — There's a sign that hangs on the wall of the executive director's office at the Ohio Valley Health Center that sums up the work the nonprofit does. It reads, "Where It's Free to be Healthy," and that phrase is just one of the reasons St. Clairsville resident Alisa DelGuzzo ...
Wednesday — 10:50 p.m., units assisted the Wolfhurst Emergency Medical Service with an irate male near Riesbeck's on National Road in Bridgeport. The male refused EMS and was walking back to his residence, according to the report. — 10:13 p.m., a caller reported a male was banging his head on the floor at an address on Alledonia-Crabapple Road in Beallsville. The caller said EMS was not needed. Units responded. A vehicle was reportedly overturned in a creek. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Bill's Towing were notified. One male was taken into custody. The female was given a ride ...
