Chase Campbell

1 week ago | wtap.com | Chase Campbell

MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - This May, Ohio voters will decide whether to continue funding a program that supports infrastructure projects throughout the state. Ohio Issue 2 appears on the ballot for the May 6 primary in Ohio. If the measure passes, it will allow the state to issue up to $2.5 billion in general obligation bonds to support the State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP) over the next ten years.

1 week ago | wtap.com | Chase Campbell

MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Local and state officials gathered in Marietta this morning for the groundbreaking of the new Ohio River Museum. The new museum is a project spearheaded by Ohio History Connection, along with its partners the Northwest Territory Museum Society and the Washington County Public Library. It replaces the original Ohio River Museum, which was founded in 1941 in the basement of the Campus Martius Museum before moving to its own building in 1973. It closed in 2022.

2 weeks ago | wtap.com | Chase Campbell

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTAP) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is calling on state lawmakers to pass a bill banning cell phones from public schools. During a news conference Tuesday, the governor threw his support behind Senate Bill 158. The legislation sponsored by State Senator Jane Timken would require public school district policies prohibit cell phone use during the instructional day. Schools must adopt these cell phone policies by September 1 2025.

2 weeks ago | wtap.com | Chase Campbell

ATHENS, Ohio (WTAP) - A couple in Athens is trying to pick up the pieces after storms over the weekend caused a large boulder to fall on top of their house. Jack Hadley said he and his wife weren’t at home when the boulder fell on their house on Forest St. sometime Saturday night. Hadley and his wife were in Cleveland over the weekend and were returning home when they received a call about the boulder from their son, who had been house sitting.

2 weeks ago | wtap.com | Chase Campbell

BELPRE, Ohio (WTAP) - The Ohio Redwood restaurant in Belpre hosted a visit from America’s Best Restaurants on Monday morning. America’s Best Restaurants is a national media company that highlights locally owned restaurants throughout the country. During the visit to the Ohio Redwood, ABR Show Host Ashley Dawn interviewed owner Desiree Kerns and sampled several dishes. Dawn said she appreciated the hospitality of the Redwood’s staff and clientele. “Everybody here’s just very friendly,” Dawn said.