SALINEVILLE – Many families gathered on the grounds of the Southern Local Schools’ campus Monday evening to receive school supplies and enjoy some outdoor fun as they prepared for the start of a new school…
Participants still sought for East Palestine health study
EAST PALESTINE — Participants are still being sought for a health study conducted by the University of Kentucky. Erin Haynes,…
Columbiana seeking member for zoning appeals board
COLUMBIANA — The city is looking for a new member to serve on the Board of Zoning Appeals. City Manager…
Liverpool Township trustees approve annual forestry mutual aid agreement
LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP — Trustees approved and signed the annual forestry mutual aid agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources…
Thursday at the Canfield Fair
A variety of activities took place despite some rain during the first official day of the 2026 Canfield Fair.
Salem railroad crossings blocked by train Thursday
Railroad crossings throughout the city were blocked for several hours Thursday after a Norfolk Southern train experienced engine failure in…
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Local Sports
United pours it on Heartland
NORTH LIMA — United and Heartland Christian's boys soccer teams arrived to Thursday's game…
WELLSVILLE — Rileah Phillips totaled 22 points, 23 assists and seven digs as United swept Wellsville,…
United, Columbiana will play for EOAC lead
BROOKE PRINCIPAL CHARGED WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Brooke High School principal Eric James was jailed on Thursday…
SPORTS BRIEFING
Kosar opens Canfield Fair
Editorials
America at 250: A reminder that all are created equal
As our country celebrates not just any Independence Day, but the 250th anniversary of one of the boldest declarations in human history, the festivities give us an excellent opportunity to look back on two-and-a-half centuries of this American experiment and check ourselves against what the founders hoped they were setting in motion. Draped in…
On behalf of the volunteers at the Salem Community Pantry and the Shoppers we serve, I…
Thanking those who contributed to Stamp Out Hunger
Society has given teachers increasingly greater responsibility for our children over the past decade or two…
Teachers learning to identify mental health needs of students
Ohio has done an excellent job supporting high school students looking to get a jump on…
Not all career-technical credentials created equal
Ohio News
OSU names provost as new president after predecessor's abrupt resignation
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State elevated its chief academic officer to president Thursday, acting swiftly to move past the abrupt resignation of former President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. following revelations about his “inappropriate relationship” with the female host of a podcast for military veterans. Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Executive Vice President and Provost…
COLUMBUS — The Ohio State University Board of Trustees has accepted President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr.’s…
OSU president resigns over ‘inappropriate relationship’
(AP) — Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of…
Guardians closer Clase placed on leave; part of betting probe
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a two-year, $60 billion operating budget that flattens the state’s…
DeWine signs tax bill
National News
ICE whistleblower warned of 'unprecedented lowering of standards' during hiring spree
Gloria Steinem, defining symbol of women's movement and eloquent advocate for equality, dies at 92
Trump says he's nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job
California lawmakers' last-minute deal on compensation for wildfire victims falls apart
Letters to the Editor
A starving horse does not suffer less because Ohio calls it livestock
Dear Editor: I am part of Northeast Ohio’s horse community, and I want people to keep paying attention to the Heather Birkmire animal-cruelty case. Five horses are dead. Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino has said necropsies found evidence of starvation and dehydration. Yet the cruelty charges are misdemeanors. Birkmire, the former operator of Pure Gold Stables…
Credit Card Competition Act a common-sense bill backed by Moreno
Action requested to address dangerous intersection in Perry Township
Grateful for downtown Lisbon veterans banners
Obituaries
James L. Koehler
Adele Huffman
Deloris J. Newcomer
Robin Sue VanFossan
National Sports
Pirates survive a wild 13-12 finish as a 9th-inning throwing error seals win over Giants
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe scored from third when San Francisco third baseman Oseilvis Basabe short-hopped a throw to first with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Giants 13-12 on Tuesday night. Lowe led off the ninth against Carson Seymour (0-1) with his fourth hit…