COLUMBUS – Flashing lights have been installed on the four-way stop signs at the intersection of state routes 164 and 558. State Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel (R-New Waterford) announced Wednesday the Ohio Department of Transportation…
Lisbon council agrees to reduce food truck fees
LISBON — Lisbon Village Council agreed to reduce food truck fees to $50 per year and Mayor Peter Wilson dropped…
Beaver Local earns 4.5 rating on report card for 3rd consecutive year
LISBON — The Beaver Local School District earned a 4.5 star rating for the third year in a row from…
East Palestine school administrators receive salary increases
EAST PALESTINE — School District administrators have been awarded salary increases over the next two years. The board of education…
Southern Local Fall Homecoming Court
The Southern Local 2026 Fall Homecoming King and Queen will be selected tonight at halftime of the Columbiana game. The…
County board of developmental disabilities to hold informational day at Lib’s Market
SALEM – The Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) will hold an informational day at Lib’s Market, 474 E.…
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Local Sports
Both Columbiana teams reach districts
The area will be well-represented in OVAC soccer championship finals across the region on Saturday. Beaver…
OVAC soccer full of area teams
POLAND — Ronin Sutter scored on a 35-yard shot two minutes in the match as the…
Sutter lifts Salem over Poland
LISBON — Lisbon's volleyball team defeated Valley Christian 25-14, 25-14, 25-9 on Thursday. Addison Anderson led…
Blue Devils dig Valley
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
Utah prosecutors say DNA evidence doesn't match man who spent decades on death row
Weaknesses with Pa. aging department's oversight could leave older adults at risk, audit finds
Man who was shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died
Billionaire's political contributions make the Epstein files a focus of Ohio's US Senate race
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
Nila Jane Barrett
Margaret I. ‘Peggy’ Erwin
Eugene W. Williams
Terry William Freeman
National Sports
