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Ohio school district receives $20,000 grant for staff mental wellness program

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) -- These are not easy times for teachers. So, the Union Local School District is particularly pleased to receive a $20,000 grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. It will provide workplace wellness counseling for the staff. Dr. Zac Shutler says fewer and fewer young people are becoming teachers. Today's teachers help a lot of their students deal with tremendous trauma and struggles in their lives. But suppo…See the Story

SHADYSIDE, Ohio (WTRF) -- In Shadyside, Ohio, a wife and mother is living her best life, without a pancreas. After eight years of excruciating bouts of pancreatitis, she received a groundbreaking surgery never before performed in West Virginia. Kayla Ringer wouldn't take no for an answer. When it all began, she says she didn't even know where the pancreas was located. But she soon learned, and advocated for her own health. And a surgical team a…See the Story

MARTINS FERRY, Ohio (WTRF) -- "Radioactive liquids and sludge," "harmful contaminants," and "worsened conditions," are among the descriptions that make up the allegations found in the dozens of pages of court documents against Austin Master Services. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is now asking a Belmont County Judge to hold Austin Master Services, parent company American Environmental Partners and owner Brad Domitrovitsch in contempt for faili…See the Story