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Trump says US forces will ‘finish the job’ in Iran soon

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ...

April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month

LISBON — As Columbiana County recognizes April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, Children Services officials plan to conduct educational outreach days on Friday in East Liverpool and April 24 in Columbiana regarding safe sleep for babies. “Babies lost due to unsafe sleep environments ...

Columbiana County officials reject all bids in Hanoverton sewer line project

LISBON — The Columbiana County commissioners agreed Wednesday to reject all bids opened last week for the Hanoverton sewer service line connection project and seek new bids. According to a letter from the county Engineer’s Office recommending the rejection of all bids, the three bids were ...

State Democratic Party chair’s cousins withdraw from races

YOUNGSTOWN — Two cousins of Ohio Democratic Chairwoman Kathleen Clyde withdrew as candidates for the party’s 33rd District state central committeeman and committeewoman positions. Renee M. Kenneally, Clyde’s cousin, who was appointed by the chairwoman in December to the state committee, ...

Crestview Schools audit includes findings

COLUMBIANA — Three more county school districts received state audit results within the last week. While Columbiana Exempted and United Local School Districts had no findings as a result for its 2024-25 probes, state auditors cited Crestview Local School District for two. The 2024-25 ...

Mahoning County leaders tell election board: Find your own home

YOUNGSTOWN — In the ongoing saga over a new home for the Mahoning County Board of Elections, county commissioners wrote a letter stating under Ohio law it is the board’s responsibility to select a building and the commissioners’ job to review the cost. The letter, signed by the three ...

Salem council updated on electric rate increases

SALEM — City council was given an update on anticipated electric rate increases during a recent special meeting. Salem has been working with Aspen Energy to help secure favorable rates for residents participating in the city’s electric aggregation program since 2018, a partnership which ...

North Star Critical Care Personnel put out structure fire

GLENMOOR — Glenmoor Volunteer Fire Department was called out to a structure fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The department responded to the call for a house on fire at 16367 state Route 267 at 12:34 p.m. According to Capt. Matthew Bowling, North Star Critical Care also ...

One driver cited for three-car crash in St. Clair Township

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP — A driver’s failure to stop at a red light was the cause of a three-vehicle crash on state Route 170 at Challenger Drive on Sunday. According to the police report provided by St. Clair Police Department, Alberto Gonzalez Rivera, 42, Youngstown, Ohio, was traveling ...