CHEERS to Rebecca Kiger, a Wheeling photographer who also teaches at Bellaire High School, for receiving national recognition for her documentation of the aftermath of the East Palestine train derailment. JEERS to the fact that fire destroyed yet another local home earlier this week, this time ...

Ohio’s young people are stronger, smarter and better connected to the needs of their communities than many of us give them credit for. They are also willing to get involved at a level from which many adults shy away. Last week, 20 high school students — including Harrison County’s Kate ...

Those surprised by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s choice for lieutenant governor must have been encouraged last week when Jim Tressel spoke to the state about his priorities. When so much in Columbus can feel overly specific or exclusionary, Tressel understands it is time to look out for ALL of ...

What do the words “eucalyptus” and “marsupial” have in common? More than just koalas, including the fact that they carried a local scholar to victory on Thursday evening. After successfully spelling both words correctly at the end of the 38th annual Belmont County Spelling Bee, ...

If you have experienced pain at the grocery check-out lately — and not because you still haven’t mastered ringing up your own produce — you’re not alone. In fact, according to a WalletHub study, “States Where People Spend the Most and Least on Groceries,” Ohio shoppers spend ...

CHEERS to the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley for awarding nearly $100,000 in grants to a wide variety of local organizations. That money will go a long way toward helping local residents. JEERS to news that whooping cough has returned to Belmont County after an apparent six-year ...