CAIRO (AP) — Mediators are working with Iran and the United States on trying to broker a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz, three regional officials and two U.S. officials…
Nationwide moratorium pitched for data centers
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Democratic challenger for one of West Virginia’s congressional seats pitched legislation Friday to place a two-year…
St. Clair Twp. trustees to apply for radio grant on behalf of fire department
ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP – The St. Clair Township trustees will be applying for a radio grant on behalf of the…
BWD received update on risk management insurance
WELLSVILLE — The Buckeye Water District board recently received an update on its annual risk management insurance. A representative from…
Former Columbiana man convicted of attempted murder earns additional time for menacing, intimidation
LISBON — A former Columbiana man already sentenced to at least 39 years in prison for trying to kill a…
Preliminary hearing set for several cases involving man who allegedly fled Salem traffic stop
LISBON — A new date of Oct. 28 was set Monday for preliminary and pretrial hearings in multiple cases against…
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Local Sports
Stewart on way to state tournament
ZANESVILLE — Beaver Local freshman Eli Stewart punched his ticket to the Div. II…
Clippers are meeting their goals
GREENFORD — State-ranked South Range remained unbeaten by sweeping United, 25-9, 25-18, 25-18, Monday. The Raiders,…
State-ranked Raiders down Eagles
MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT
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
Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlled
Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says
NBA camps set to open with Media Day in most cities on Monday, then practices Tuesday
Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England
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
Darlene K. Chapman
1957-2026 EAST PALESTINE — Darlene K. Chapman, 69, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth’s Health Center in Youngstown. She was born May 25, 1957, in Lima, daughter of the late James and Sylvia (Sherer) Schultz. Linsley-Royal Funeral Home in East Palestine is in charge of arrangements. 9/29/26
Melvin G. ‘Jake’ Welling
Joyce L. Hampson
Nila Jane Barrett
National Sports
