WHAT A MESS!

Dallas Hicks, a first grade student at North Elementary, enjoyed finger painting during art class Thursday. Students in Wendy Sternagle’s class painted sunflowers to take home for Thanksgiving. (Photo by Wayne Maris) View additional photos at cu.reviewonline.com

‘Bad, bad news’

EAST LIVERPOOL — With the cost of employee health insurance sky-rocketing, the Board of Public Utilities Thursday heard some “bad, bad news” from Utilities Director Bob Disch.

Commission approves deputy vests

NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County Commission has agreed to provide a match for a grant that will enable the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department to purchase new vests for its deputies.

Pink plume was iodine, nothing hazardous

EAST LIVERPOOL — Officials from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency met Thursday with the city’s board of health, fielding questions from citizens concerned about a pink plume emitted in June from the stack at Heritage-WT.