For The Times Leader
STEUBENVILLE Voters made their voices heard in Steubenville and Cross Creek township Tuesday, approving all three levies on the ballot and unseating an incumbent councilman.
In Steubenville, voters renewed two levies:
• The city’s 0.7 percent income tax, which generates revenue for street improvements and equipment, parks and recreation capital improvements and the general fund, won 83.3 percent of the votes cast. The unofficial tally was 840 votes for renewal and 168 against.
• The 0.3 percent income tax for salaries and street improvements won 81.39 percent of the votes cast, with unofficial tallies at 818 for renewal and 187 against. Revenue generated by the 0.3 percent income tax is earmarked for salaries and street improvements.
May 3, 2021
Many residents in our part of Eastern Ohio will not go to the polls Tuesday, but it doesn’t mean they don’t care about how their communities are run.
It’s because this spring’s primary ballot in Jefferson County features just one contested race and a few issues, but those are of great importance to the people who live in the areas they affect. Polls won’t even be open in Harrison County, where the board of elections notes a lack of candidates and issues requiring a primary to be held means residents there have nothing to vote on.
Staff writer
STEUBENVILLE Voters in Steubenville’s Fourth Ward will decide the only race contested in the May 4 primary election.
Incumbent Scott Dressel, 59, will face off with newcomer Royal Mayo, 54, for the Democratic nomination. The winner doesn’t have any announced opposition in the November general election.
Dressel, who resides at 411 Madison Ave., is seeking his second term on council. He was originally appointed to the 4th Ward seat, completing the unexpired term in office of a council member who’d resigned in 2015.
He said he “loves Steubenville and its history and wants to see it thrive again,” adding he’s running “because I like to finish what I start.”
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As more and more people get their COVID-19 vaccinations, people are looking to resume their lives and spend some time away from their homes.
That means we are returning to the highways.
And it follows there is no shortage of surveys and statistics that remind us about the importance of staying safe while we are behind the wheel.
For instance, it should come as no secret that there have been a lot fewer miles driven during the last 12 months than there normally would have been. In Ohio, that works out to a 12.9 percent decrease, according to quotewizard.com.