WASHINGTON (AP) — With early voting already underway, a question worrying some voters is what role — if any — immigration enforcement officers might have at polling places through Election Day. Department of Homeland Security…
Crestview school board receives update on maintenance personnel
COLUMBIANA — The new maintenance supervisor hired for the Crestview Local School District will be working with some new crew…
Council approves funds for generator during special meeting
EAST LIVERPOOL — City council Tuesday approved funds for a generator in response to recent power outage that led to…
West Branch approves new lease agreements for Knox school building
BELOIT — The West Branch school board approved two new lease agreements for the Knox school building during its September…
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SAT/10-3 Beloit West Branch High School Class of 1970, 10 a.m., Brickhouse in Sebring Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bowling at…
Two townships receive findings for recovery in audit
LISBON — The state auditor’s office recently issued findings for recovery against two local townships in audits released this week,…
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United tackles East Palestine
United's M'Kyan Haynes runs away from East Palestine defenders Brody Jurvavcic (22) and Calvin…
Exline scores in OT to lift Salem
Myers' late touchdown saves Potters
WELLSVILLE — The Lisbon Blue Devils picked up their second straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference win…
Minor, Devils put up major points
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
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
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
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
Juanita Bell Floor
1932-2026 Juanita Bell Floor, 94, of Salem, died Sept. 29, 2026. Juanita was born June 15, 1932 in Darlington, Pa., daughter of the late James R. and Adah K. (Burgham) Bell. She was a member of the Phillips Christian Church, a 1950 graduate of Leetonia High School, a member of the Salem Square Wheels…
Robin G. Pusateri
Ronald L. Davidson
William ‘Bill’ Robert Harding
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