WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Whitehall residents and leadership are clashing over a citizen push to recall Mayor Michael Bivens and Councilmembers Lori Elmore and Amy Harcar. The group of Whitehall residents behind the recall push claim the trio are not appropriately serving citizens but have not elaborated on specifics. Bivens, Elmore and Harcar have publicly [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- An embattled Whitehall City Council member remains on the board after a vote to expel him failed. During a Whitehall City Council meeting Tuesday night, a vote to remove Councilmember Gerald Dixon failed by a vote of 3-3 -- the vote to remove a councilmember must be unanimous, and Dixon was [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- A group of Whitehall residents are working to initiate a recall vote against the city's mayor and two members of city council. On Friday, Mayor Michael Bivens urged residents not to sign emerging recall petitions against himself and Councilmembers Lori Elmore and Amy Harcar. The petitions were brought forward by a [...]