LISBON — Area residents can sample various apple treats, visit with Johnny Appleseed at his cabin and enjoy all the offerings of the 58th Johnny Appleseed Festival in downtown Lisbon Saturday and Sunday. Vendors have…
State report cards released for 2-25-2026 school year
The Ohio Department of Education released its 2025-2026 School Report Cards on Tuesday. Districts and schools receive overall ratings of…
Charges in attempted courthouse escape will go through grand jury
LISBON — Any charges resulting from the recent attack which injured two security bailiffs on the second floor of the…
State Route 164 paving in downtown Lisbon delayed
LISBON — The paving of state Route 164 in downtown Lisbon isn’t scheduled to happen now until Thursday night into…
On the calendar
WED/9-16 Canfield South Range school board meeting changed to Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. County Columbiana County Records Commission, 10…
Planned power outages scheduled in Salem
SALEM — Some city residents will experience scheduled power outages while Ohio Edison conducts system maintenance. Three planned power outages…
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Beavers welcome new challenges
CALCUTTA — Coming off
COLUMBUS — West Branch and Salem appear to be on a collision course. The Eastern Buckeye…
Salem, West Branch on collision course
EAST PALESTINE — Columbiana remained unbeaten with a 25-12, 25-23, 25-12 sweep of East Palestine on…
Unbeaten Clippers rolling through EOAC
CANFIELD — The Beaver Local boys came out on top of Suburban League cross country action Tuesday…
Beavers score Suburban win
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
Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California
Federal charges announced in Texas are part of broader Trump focus on noncitizen voting
Trump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing
Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale
Letters to the Editor
Knowledgeable opinion on childhood vaccines can only come from experience of adverse effects
Dear Editor, An extensive amount of controversy has been stated about the decision to give or not to give vaccines to children. Until you experience first-hand the absolute frightening experience of your child having a severe allergic reaction to a vaccine can you knowledgeably express a comment. My child was 15 months old when…
A starving horse does not suffer less because Ohio calls it livestock
Credit Card Competition Act a common-sense bill backed by Moreno
Action requested to address dangerous intersection in Perry Township
Obituaries
Thomas LaVogue
1957-2026 LEETONIA — Thomas LaVogue, 68, of Leetonia, died Sunday at his residence. He was born on Oct. 30, 1957, in Youngstown, to the late Chester and Daisy Sherratt LaVogue. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Woods-Rettig Funeral Home, Leetonia. 9/16/26