YOUNGSTOWN — With hotly contested races for governor and U.S. senator in Ohio, President Donald Trump will return Oct. 12 to Youngstown’s Covelli Centre to rally support for Republican candidates. Trump, a Republican, is supposed…
Washingtonville man accused of filming up skirts at Leetonia business
LISBON — A Washingtonville man accused of strategically placing his cell phone on a shelf to video record under women’s…
Jury trial set for alleged second shooter in East Liverpool murder
LISBON — Curtis D. Holland, who’s accused in the 2021 shooting death of Brycen Douglas, is now scheduled to face…
Driver pleads guilty to vehicular assault after original conviction thrown out
LISBON — A man whose original conviction for a 2023 crash was thrown out in July entered a guilty plea…
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TUE/10-6 Chester Brooke Hancock Food Security Team, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 600 Indiana Ave.; schedule appointment at 304-748-7850 Ext. 1002 Columbiana…
Community Briefs
East Rochester United Methodist Church Swiss Steak Dinner The East Rochester United Methodist Church, 24754 U.S. Route 30, will host…
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Local Sports
Crusaders march past Southern Local
STEUBENVILLE — Last week, Steubenville Catholic Central head coach Greg Bahen said he saw…
Beavers battle with one of the state's best
NEW CONCORD — No. 24 Mount Union rolled to its first Ohio Athletic Conference win of…
Mount Union bounces back
With the offense sputtering uncharacteristically, No. 8 Youngstown State had to dig deep on the road…
Penguins earn win against ranked opponent
Editorials
Rail safety reform should not be a matter of partisan politics
Rail safety reform is not a matter of partisan politics – or it shouldn’t be, anyway. But since February 2023, when a derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, ignited renewed calls for reform, politicians in Washington, D.C., have sat on their hands while their friends in the railroad industry made promises and assurances that weren’t…
Years ago, a few politicians and elected officials began to understand it was irresponsible to ignore…
Momentum to address coal-related job loss needs to continue
No longer the precursor to the start of the school year for most students, Labor Day…
Labor Day celebrates laborers moving the country forward
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
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 defends data centers in Ohio as he rallies to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race
A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
A high-stakes fight for state political power heats up, with Trump's agenda on the line
Iran indicates it's received an official US response to its latest offer on ending the war
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
William J. ‘Bill’ McKee
1953-2026 LISBON — William J. “Bill” McKee, 73, died Sunday at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. He was born Jan. 6, 1953 in Salem, a son of the late Richard Earl and Theresa (Hoppa) McKee. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Eells-Leggett-Stauffer Funeral Home. 10/6/26
Robert ‘Bob’ E. Hacker
Marjorie Minor
Juanita Bell Floor
National Sports
