SALINEVILLE – More students are receiving rides to and from the Utica Shale Academy thanks to $900,000 in state rural transportation funds allocated in Ohio’s biennial budget through the efforts of several local representatives to…
State legislature passes gas tax holiday pushed by Ramaswamy
The state Legislature overwhelmingly passed a 90-day Ohio gas tax holiday that was pushed by Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial…
Information released regarding connection to Elkton sewer extension
LISBON — The sewer bill for customers of the recently finished Elkton sanitary sewer extension project will be $8.64 per…
Local officers display hometown pride, team devotion on national TV
CALCUTTA – The Amazon Prime Thursday Night Football broadcast of the game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers will…
Pepper targets Ramaswamy’s policies
YOUNGSTOWN — David Pepper, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said the platform of Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial nominee,…
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Local Sports
Bulldogs attempt to unseat United
Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference favorites United come into its key league battle at East…
Warriors hold EBC scoreless
Beavers fall to state-ranked Ferry
BEARS ROLL ON SENIOR NIGHT NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen defeated Indian Creek 7-1 on…
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Editorials
Labor Day celebrates laborers moving the country forward
No longer the precursor to the start of the school year for most students, Labor Day weekend now serves as the first three-day weekend break for most. They and their parents get one more chance to take it a bit easy before the grind of the fall semester and all its activities starts to…
As our country celebrates not just any Independence Day, but the 250th anniversary of one of…
America at 250: A reminder that all are created equal
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 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
Iran indicates it's received an official US response to its latest offer on ending the war
Trump plugs $54 billion natural gas project in Alaska, flanked by a senator in a tight race
Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus
Pennsylvania records a fifth measles death as the nation endures its worst year since 1991
Letters to the Editor
Please no single trash hauler in Lisbon
Please, Lisbon Council, drop any further consideration of passing legislation for a single trash hauler in the village. I suspect a majority of residents are opposed to the idea, preferring to choose their own hauler and respecting the tradition of free enterprise among competing companies. I greatly respect and admire our hard-working mayor and…
Data centers generate much needed property tax revenue
Knowledgeable opinion on childhood vaccines can only come from experience of adverse effects
A starving horse does not suffer less because Ohio calls it livestock
Obituaries
Ronald L. Davidson
William ‘Bill’ Robert Harding
James L. While
Charles ‘Chuck’ Juillerat
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