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Crestview looking at applicants for maintenance supervisor

COLUMBIANA — The Crestview Local School District is considering applicants for a new maintenance supervisor following the retirement of Jay Radman. Radman worked for the district for 28 years and had 33 total years of experience in school maintenance, District Superintendent Daniel Hill said. The district has received 18 applicants for the open position and Hill said interviews are currently being conducted. In other matters, the board of education hired a new high school science teacher during the regular June meeting. High School Principal Caleb Crowl said that new hire Derek ...

Wellsville school board hires new superintendent and treasurer

WELLSVILLE — The Wellsville school board Monday hired a new superintendent and treasurer. Board members unanimously approved Kyle Exline as superintendent and Sarah Palm as treasurer. In a corresponding move, the board accepted Exline’s resignation as assistant jr./sr. high school ...

East Palestine settlement payments to be sent out

EAST PALESTINE (WKBN) — For those impacted by the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, settlement checks for property claims are supposed to be in the mail. This is part of the $600 million settlement agreement by the railroad to resolve class action lawsuits. Anyone living or owning property within 20 miles of the derailment site was eligible to file a claim. Epiq is handling the payments. WKBN 27 First News made a call Wednesday to the administrator’s hotline and was told only that payments were to go out by the end of June 2026. “Epiq anticipates valid ...

2 civil lawsuits filed in crash that killed trooper on Route 11 in Mahoning County

YOUNGSTOWN (WKBN) – Two civil lawsuits have been filed in connection with a crash that killed a local trooper on State Route 11 in Mahoning County. Trooper Nicholas Cayton was killed in October 2025 when his cruiser was rear-ended by a Mack truck driven by a Canfield man. Cayton had stopped to assist a disabled tractor-trailer along Route 11, just south of Route 224, when the crash happened. Cayton’s estate filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court against the driver of the Mack truck and his employer, Leetonia-based Quaker City Concrete Products, their ...

Salem to celebrate nation’s 250th anniversary Friday

SALEM — Salem will be celebrating the nation’s semiquincenntennial Friday with a full slate of patriotic programming. The celebrations kick off at 10 a.m. with a dedication ceremony for the city’s new 50-year time capsule at the Liberty Center, located at the corner of North Ellsworth Avenue and East State Street. Salem City Councilwoman and Salem U.S. 250 Liaison Sara Baer said that event would feature a ribbon cutting, live music, speeches and more. The ceremony will be followed by the Grand Independence Day Parade. Lineup for the parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Second ...