SALINEVILLE – Preparations for the new school year and the fall sports season were among matters before the Southern Local Board of Education on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The meeting was held at the Williams Collaborative…
One bid received for Dresden Avenue manhole project
LISBON — Advanced Rehabilitation Technology submitted the lone bid for phase 1 of the Dresden Avenue manhole rehabilitation and replacement…
United Local buildings and grounds supervisor considering retirement
HANOVERTON — The United Local School District may need to find a replacement for its buildings and grounds supervisor. Current…
Wellsville school board finalizing back-to-school preparations
WELLSVILLE — The Wellsville Board of Education is finalizing its back-to-school preparations with the approval of multiple motions during Monday’s…
Woman accused of threatening to blow up Leetonia school campus gets jail time, house arrest
LISBON — The woman accused of threatening to blow up the Leetonia K-12 school in January must serve three days…
Former Alliance sergeant resigns amid criminal allegations
(WKBN) — A now-former sergeant with the Alliance Police Department has resigned after being placed on unpaid leave last month…
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Local Sports
Seniors get one more shot at glory
It is the beginning of the end for high school football seniors. Their last…
HANOVERTON — United's girls soccer team hammered Bristol 6-0 on Wednesday. The Eagles scored four in…
Eagles put six past Bristol
WHEELING, W.Va. — Following an ongoing pay increase dispute between the OVAC and the Ohio Valley…
OVAC, soccer officials settle pay dispute
GRAND VALLEY 3, EAST PALESTINE 0 ORWELL — East Palestine's volleyball team fell to Grand Valley…
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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
Trump's slight of South Korea in favor of the North raises broader US security concerns
Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building
Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic
Pennsylvania cocaine trafficking case has ties to 2 fraternities
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…
Grateful for downtown Lisbon veterans banners
Act like citizens instead of sports fans
Suggestions in response to Firestone Park: Postings in the Park column
Obituaries
Alice J. ‘Jo Ann’ Joseph
1928-2026 LISBON — Alice J. “Jo Ann” Joseph, 97, died Monay at the Auburn Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Sept. 4, 1928 in East Liverpool, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wright. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Eells-Leggett-Stauffer Funeral Home. 8/20/26
JoAnn Weaver
Geraldine Ann (Truzzi) Morris
Patricia Anne Miller
National Sports
