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Sebring Library summer hours

SEBRING – The Sebring Library will have shorter hours on Thursday this summer. The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County (PLYMC) announced adjusted hours of operation for Summer 2026, to begin on May 26 and continue until Sept. 7. Hours on Thursdays will be changed to noon to 8 ...

East Palestine Schools Honor Roll

East Palestine Schools Honor Roll Third Quarter Elementary School All As First Grade: Yevhenii Bakhmutskyi, Bristol Bollinger, Mary Borroni, Hannah Brown, Raelynn Brown, Niko Canonge, Jayci Caplinger, Braydon Clemmer, Elliot Connor, John Demster, Skylar Dickey, Mackenzy Doucette, ...

EMBER Project to host Fashion Show Fundraiser on May 16

SALEM — The EMBER Project will host its Second Annual Fashion Show Fundraiser on Saturday, May 16, at Quaker Hall. This highly anticipated event will bring together local boutiques, community leaders, and supporters for an afternoon celebrating fashion and a powerful mission. Doors open at ...

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 ...

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 ...