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Davies to Lead Martins Ferry

John Davies has worn many hats in and for the city of Martins Ferry: graduate, business and property owner, councilman, street supervisor and, most recently, service director. He will...

Pharmacy Discount Cards Too Good To Be True?

Pharmacy discount cards have become as pervasive to the healthcare model as direct-to-consumer advertising; in fact, we are now receiving advertising for pharmacy discount cards.  People...

Counting on a ‘Cracker’

It was a big day back in 2015, when then-Gov. John Kasich announced that a Thailand company called PTT had intentions for constructing something...

Politics to Change in St. Clairsville

But these days Kathryn Thalman can’t wait to become the next mayor of St. Clairsville, Ohio, a municipality in East Ohio that serves as the county seat of Belmont County. On Jan. 2, Thalman will take the oath of office at the Municipal Building to join her seven council colleagues, and the cookies and coffee will be on her dime and not the city’s.

An OPEN LETTER to …

While running for office for a complete year before May 2016, the downtown district was a big focus for many of you because that’s what the Main Street organization’s studies dictated, and voters bought in because, well, it was ugly out there then … but is way worse today.

Watch for Holiday Scams

Scams.  Anyone can be targeted.  Anyone can be the victim.  Scammers are calculating and shrewd.  They can be belligerent and threatening.  They will stop at...

New Reality for Wheeling’s Salvation Army

And there they are once again, those bell-ringing folks standing next to a red kettle outside several stores at The Highlands and at the Ohio Valley...

Ammirante Giving Back

There are teachers of basketball and there are teachers of men (and women). Wheeling's Gene Ammirante is both.

Gifts for Tweens and Teens

I'm glad I'm not in this teen gift boat yet. My kids are 7 and 8 (Yes, I know that sounds insane) and are...