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New clinic makes local healthcare more accessible

EAST PALESTINE (WKBN) – A new clinic in Columbiana County celebrated not just its grand opening, but also how it is making healthcare more accessible to the community. The new location of the East Palestine Clinic, a service of East Liverpool City Hospital, held a ceremony and ...

Walmart evacuated after bomb threat

SALEM — A bomb threat forced the evacuation of a Salem business Friday. Salem Police Department detectives Craig Crider and Brad Davis said that Walmart received a threatening phone call claiming that there were multiple explosive devices inside the store at approximately 10:45 a.m. Friday. ...

Election chief hopefuls disagree on drop boxes

Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague, who is running in the Republican primary for secretary of state, said he wants to eliminate drop boxes and limit those who can vote absentee. Sprague said, “We want elections to be secure, and the drop boxes are a way where people can cheat by putting other ...

Lisbon hires new Special Education Coordinator

LISBON — The Lisbon school board recently hired Emily Long as the new Special Education Coordinator to replace longtime Special Education Coordinator Lynne Beech, who’s retiring at the end of this school year. “Emily was our choice. She knows the district,” Superintendent Joe Siefke ...

Westward: Seven Ranges survey changed the country

The original surveyors that joined with Thomas Hutchins in mapping the Seven Ranges. Brev. Brigadier General Benjamin Tupper (Massachusetts) Lieutenant William W. Morris (New York) Captain Absalom Martin (New Jersey) Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Sherman (Connecticut) James Simpson ...

East Liverpool school board approves graduating class for 2026

EAST LIVERPOOL – East Liverpool City School District is celebrating student successes as the school year comes to a close. In his April report, Superintendent Jonathan Ludwig said that as the school year concludes the district has continued to build momentum and has celebrated many student ...

Reilly Project Paver Program

Salem Preservation Society’s Reilly Project Paver Program will once again begin taking orders for brick pavers that will be placed in General Reilly’s Dedication Park area at Sebo Stadium. Pavers are $100 (three lines) for a 4- by 8-inch or $150 (five lines) for an 8- by 8-inch. This is a ...

United Local Schools Honor Roll

Third Quarter Elementary Merit Roll Fourth Grade Vincent Baker, Natalie Bland, Jordan Borovitcky, Joseph Bussard, Kaleb Detchon, Kaia Donohue, Jackson Dustman, Jax Everett, Lonnie Gilbert, Charley Good, Adalynn Greathouse, Maxwell Grubbs, Hunter Hendershot, Lillyana Howley, Wyatt Husk, ...

Southern Local Schools Honor Roll

Third Nine Weeks Southern Local Elementary All As Third Grade: Ember Bailey, Kamden Blatch, Cali Britton, Silas Chamberlain, Adalyn Dillion, Remi Fisher, Oliver Goddard, McKenzie Gruszecki, Mackenzie Heines, Gideon Hill-Gregg, Castiel Inherst, Alexis Napierkowski, Jaxon Powell, Orion ...

SCPD accepts $5,000 donation from Tri-State Ford

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP — Detective Chase Askounes, Patrolman Mikayla McCulley and Administrator Herman Potts, St. Clair Police Department (SCPD), gathered at Tri-State Ford in East Liverpool Thursday morning to accept a check from the dealership for $5,000 for the SCPD’s Fore Cops and Kids ...