COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Billionaire Les Wexner has long been a magnet for political campaigns seeking contributions — especially in his native Ohio, where the retail tycoon directed a generous portion of his giving to…
Property owners reminded about second-half real estate taxes
LISBON — Columbiana County property owners are reminded the deadline for paying their second-half real estate tax bills falls on…
Commissioners award first phase of Dresden Avenue manhole project
LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners on Wednesday awarded the Dresden Avenue manhole rehabilitation and replacement Phase 1 project to the…
East Palestine looks to adjust marketing position
EAST PALESTINE — The village’s full-time marketing position may be changing in the near future. Village Council gave first reading…
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THU/9-24 Beloit West Branch Athletic Boosters bingo, booster hall, 26701 U.S. Route 62; doors open at 4:30 p.m., early tickets…
More details emerge in contractor arrest
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — More details have emerged in the arrest of a local businessman, and the song remains very much…
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Local Sports
Salem off to a thrilling start
The Salem football team has been 5-0 two other times in coach Ron Johnson's…
ATWATER — Carson Barber scored two goals in leading the Crestview boys soccer team past Waterloo,…
Barber helps Rebels shave Vikings
EAST LIVERPOOL — Wheeling Linsly outlasted East Liverpool, 20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 21-25, 15-6, in volleyball action…
Linsly outlasts East Liverpool
HUTTON STARS ALLIANCE - Mount Union junior and former Salem High School standout Rylee Hutton is…
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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
Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data
Flights disrupted across the US Northeast due to technical problems at a key air traffic center
Operator of 314 Wendy's locations in the US files for bankruptcy protection
Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump boasts it's an 'inexpensive price to pay' for the Iran 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
Margaret I. ‘Peggy’ Erwin
1940-2026 EAST LIVERPOOL – Margaret I. “Peggy” Erwin, 85, of East Liverpool, died Monday at East Liverpool City Hospital. She was born in East Liverpool on Dec. 17, 1940, a daughter of the late Charles and Irene (Wilhelm) Griffith. Dawson Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. 9/24/26
Eugene W. Williams
Terry William Freeman
Donald E. Bailes
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