Event to help Southern Local students prepare for new year

August 26, 2026

SALINEVILLE – The families of Southern Local students of all ages are invited to receive a variety of school supplies and information while attending an evening of music, food and fun. The school district’s Back…

CCHD opens additional vaccine clinics to meet back-to-school demand

LISBON — Columbiana County Health Commissioner Dr. Wes Vins said Tuesday the county health district can serve the needs of…

Buckeye Water District adopts policy for water loss due to apparatus failure

WELLSVILLE — The Buckeye Water District (BWD) Board of Trustees recently adopted a policy for water loss due to an…

Leetonia approves purchase of new truck for the police department

LEETONIA — Village council approved the purchase of a new vehicle for the police department in its recent meeting. Council…

On the calendar

WED/8-26 East Liverpool East Liverpool Board of Education Finance Committee, 9 a.m., Westgate Administrative Center East Palestine Way Station, open…

Man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend appointed new counsel

LISBON — The man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend after allegedly running her over last year in East Liverpool…

Local Sports

Clippers have nowhere to run

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana cross country team won't be having any home meets this season. Construction at the Ward Athletic Complex has closed the new course and forced the Clippers to move their three home meets. "Construction moved ahead of schedule," Columbiana cross country coach Crystal Siembida Boggs said. "It started and affected the…

Rebels still know how to win

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana volleyball team is going after a fourth-straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title.…

Columbiana after another EOAC title

YOUNGSTOWN — Columbiana's boys golf team finished third out of 19 teams Tuesday at the South…

Another high finish for Columbiana golfers

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

Are you disappointed Bret Michaels won’t perform at the Canfield Fair?

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National News

Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated

49ers owner Jed York pleads no contest to two misdemeanor charges in Ohio

Trump's trade war with Canada could rattle economies in states with key Senate races

FBI sets $25,000 minimum reward for dozens of unsolved Indian Country cases

Letters to the Editor

A starving horse does not suffer less because Ohio calls it livestock

Dear Editor: I am part of Northeast Ohio’s horse community, and I want people to keep paying attention to the Heather Birkmire animal-cruelty case. Five horses are dead. Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino has said necropsies found evidence of starvation and dehydration. Yet the cruelty charges are misdemeanors. Birkmire, the former operator of Pure Gold Stables…

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