CHARLESTON - West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back Biden-era rules limiting emissions by electric power plants in the state and across the nation, though advocates for clean air warned about the health ...
LISBON — Commissioner Mike Halleck touched on the assault incident that occurred on the second floor of the Columbiana County Courthouse during the commissioners’ meeting Wednesday. “Best wishes to Mr. Boyd and Mr. Thorn who were injured in all this,” he said. He also commented he thought that was the first time something like that happened in all the years he’s been in the courthouse. A defendant who had just been sentenced to a year in prison in county Common Pleas Court for several felony charges, including aggravated assault, was being escorted down the second-floor ...
LISBON — The Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities Wednesday voted in favor of spending an additional $10,0000 to fix the roof on EDI South. The work is to be done by Hissom Roofing and Construction. The board had previously approved the roof repair at a cost of $49,000. CCBDD Superintendent Bill Devon said repairs to the main roof of the building had been previously approved, but that there is an additional roof on the back of the building and some awnings that needed repaired and that’s what the additional funding is for. The new roof will have a ...
CHARLESTON - Lawmakers, state regulators and utilities are trying to ensure West Virginia’s aging coal-fired power plants continue to provide base-load energy into the regional energy grid. The Joint Committee on Energy and Public Works heard from officials with the Office of Energy, the Public Service Commission and the state’s two electric utility companies about West Virginia’s ability to provide coal-fired power to the PJM Interconnection, the regional grid that serves 13 states and Washington, D.C. Nicholas Preservati, deputy secretary of the state Department of Commerce ...
EAST LIVERPOOL – Suitables, a men’s full-service suit and formal wear shop which also offers bridal gowns, is ready to help men with their formal wear needs locally instead of them having to go out of town to shop. The formal wear shop, which was opened and is owned by Cody ...
EAST LIVERPOOL — Four East Liverpool firefighters and an East Liverpool police dispatcher were treated and released with no serious injuries following exposure to carbon monoxide on Monday night. Fire Chief Antony Cumo made the decision to send all five exposed to the carbon monoxide to the hospital for evaluation even though they may have appeared fine and said they felt fine. He wanted to take precautionary measures to ensure they were healthy and not affected by exposure. Jones said no one wanted to go to the hospital, but Cumo said to be safe they all were sent to the ...
