Flying high

August 8, 2026

Everly Giannone, 4, Salineville, enjoys a fair ride at the Columbiana County Fair Friday. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

The Wonderdog Show entertains fairgoers

LISBON — Tracy Custer, St. Louis, Missouri, and Ariel Faith, Cincinnati, Ohio entertained fairgoers on Friday with performances of their…

Master gardners share their knowledge at the fair and beyond

LISBON — For master gardeners Terri Ruggiero, New Waterford, and David Burnham, Canfield, their paths to becoming master gardeners couldn’t…

Ramaswamy, Acton take positions on data centers

With data centers popping up in Ohio and creating controversy, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton, who are running…

Malvern teen sharing love of violin at Columbiana County Fair

LISBON — Among all the baked goods, animals and other attractions at the Columbiana County Fair, there’s a young man…

On the calendar

SAT/8-8 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Firestone Farms in Columbiana, 6 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Chester “World’s Largest Teapot”…

Local Sports

Hoaglin went from skinny Bulldog to Pro Bowl

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Former Cleveland Brown Fred Hoaglin, one of East Palestine High…

Phillis claims national championship

Mountaineer sees uptick in live wagering

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — Augustin Stables’ Zinhal, who has made only four starts in his career…

Lightly raced Zinhal has a shot at West Virginia Derby

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

Should cruelty to livestock be a felony under Goddard’s Law?

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National News

Federal judge lets Utah enforce its anti-gambling laws on the prediction market Kalshi

Ohio already has the oldest Mormon temple. Now it has one of the newest

Republican Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio says Rep. Max Miller should leave House and end fall campaign

How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground

Letters to the Editor

Action requested to address dangerous intersection in Perry Township

Editor's Note: The following is a letter submitted to the Columbiana County commissioners and state Rep. Monica Robb-Blasdel. For years I have lived at the four-way intersection of state Route 344 and Cunningham Road in Perry Township. Sitting at the table, I see accidents all the time. A recent head-on, car versus semi disaster…

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