By STEVE ROBB Messenger staff journalist Aug 12, 2016 Several organizations filed briefs with the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office...

By Gwen B. Fischer The “fracking” boom has prompted many communities to ask who gets to decide how our land and water get used. Most...

By Mike Rowe Updated Jul 16, 2016 On Friday, July 8, 2016, the Athens County Board of Elections, after consulting with Prosecutor Keller...

Jul 15, 2016 Last summer, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted claimed “unfettered authority” to block county charter initiatives banning...

If passed, the issue would stop hydraulic fracturing, injection wells and shale gas development in Youngstown By Dave SessPublished: June...

A total of 6,578 signatures on a petition seeking a November vote on a Medina County ­community bill of rights was filed on Thursday with...