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Bridgeport receives next installment from national class action lawsuit

BRIDGEPORT – The village of Bridgeport has received its latest installment of a six-figure settlement from a nationwide class-action lawsuit filed three years ago. The village recently received $116,995 from 3M, the latest installment from the company, which has already paid $131,803. 3M, ...

DeWine vetoes bill requiring photo ID for mail voting in Ohio

Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a new Republican-passed bill that would have required Ohioans to show a photo ID to vote by mail. DeWine announced late Wednesday that he had vetoed House Bill 472, which expanded the strict photo ID requirement Ohio has had for voting since 2023. The Republican ...

A wedding planned in a day, a marriage lasting 25 years

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As Michael Shaheen and Robyn Shaheen of Shaheen Law Group celebrate 25 years of marriage, the couple is reflecting on their unconventional wedding story. Twenty-five years ago, Michael Shaheen proposed to Robyn and the next day the couple was married. “What happened was ...

Company official: Warwood facility will build modules for data centers

WHEELING — An official from Silicone Foundation on Wednesday dispelled what he described as misconceptions and clarified the company’s intentions regarding plans for the recently acquired Centre Foundry & Machine Co. property in Warwood. Many people in the Wheeling area have expressed ...

Unified Bank’s Bailey takes top Odd Fellows post

MARTINS FERRY — Unified Bank Senior IT Administrator John Bailey has been elected and installed as Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of West Virginia, the highest elected leadership position within the Encampment branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in the state. Bailey, who ...