WHEELING – The Northern Panhandle has voted to retain the senator representing them in the West Virginia Senate, and retained a Republican seat there in the process.  Incumbent State Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio, defeated current Delegate Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio. Election night vote totals show Chapman receiving 14,545 votes; and Fluharty 12,737. While Fluharty had […]

A two-vehicle crash was reported Monday afternoon at the intersection of Troy Road and Myrtle Avenue in Bellefontaine. At noon,  3-year-old Curtis Gibson of Bellefontaine was driving south on North Troy Road when his 2008 Toyota 4-Runner was hit by a 2017 Ford E-350. The […]

The result is a crucial victory for Democrats in their push to retake the Senate majority, flipping a seat that Collins has held for nearly 30 years.(...

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins conceded to Democrat Troy Jackson early Wednesday, ending her race for a sixth term.

Track the results for the key U.S. Senate race in Maine in real-time using this interactive, county-by-county map.

FlyySoulja, one half of the Island Boys, was reportedly hospitalized following an alleged overdose, according to TMZ. The Florida influencer was reportedly to a Miami trauma unit after the incident. Reports claim he had a combination of cocaine, benzodiazepines, and Percocet in his system. The alleged overdose occurred on Thursday, October 29, as Soulja was […]

Troy A. “Happy Hour” Nelson, of Zanesville, Ohio, was born on July 10, 1961, to Bill Robbins and Louanna Robbins. Troy passed away on October 25, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of memories and laughter, that will never be forgotten. Together again and making heaven a little louder are his grandparents, Donald and Ruthie Wickham; his father, Bill Robbins; and...

Area high school cross country teams competed in the OHSAA regional tournaments Saturday, October 31, with races held at Pickerington North High School and Troy High School. Several local teams secured spots in the state championships, including the Bellefontaine boys, West Liberty-Salem boys and girls, […]

WELLSVILLE – The Buckeye Water District (BWD) Board of Trustees will seek bids for the Beaver Creek State Park Campground Waterline Extension Project. Al DeAngelis, district manager, said the project should be going out to bid within the next two weeks. Troy Graft, chief deputy engineer, Columbiana County Water and Sewer District, spoke to the […]

Area high school cross country teams competed in the OHSAA regional tournaments Saturday, October 31, with races held at Pickerington North High School and Troy High School. Several local teams secured spots in the state championships, including the Bellefontaine boys, West Liberty-Salem boys and girls, […]