LISBON — Beaver Local seventh grader Maureen Bone described the Scripps National Spelling Bee as amazing, at times just chaos, and for a short time scary, but an overall great experience. “I’m having a good time,” she said during a phone interview Thursday. The 12-year-old ...

The Salineville Kiwanis Club served the Southern Local High School Class of 2025 breakfast on May 21, where officials also provided $750 scholarships to graduates Jazzmen Echols and Cheyenne Bennett. Pictured are, from left, Echols, Kiwanis President Dale Johnson and Bennett. (Submitted photo)

Community Fitness Challenge In honor of Salem Police Officer Charles Shafer Badge Number S3 with 25 years of service, on Saturday June 21, Your Best Self, 273 Benton Road, Salem, is hosting a Community Fitness Challenge. Due to Shafer’s badge number and years of service, the workout will ...

COLUMBIANA — Humtown, a global leader in the manufacturing of sand cores and molds for the foundry industry has been recognized as a finalist in the 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Awards for its outstanding achievement in Collaborative Ecosystems. Humtown’s initiative, “Where Education ...

SALINEVILLE — The Southern Local High School FFA Chapter held its annual banquet on April 10 to honor the accomplishments and dedication of its members over the past year. The event welcomed more than 200 members and guests at the school for an evening of celebration and recognition. During ...

Southern Local Elementary kindergartener Addy Cook was one of several students who received a ride to school in a fire truck on May 22 after winning the Highlandtown Volunteer Fire Department’s fire safety plan contest. Students were asked to create an escape plan following a visit from local ...

SALEM — Salem Preservation’s Historic Reilly Banner committee has announced its Class of 2025. The publicly nominated honorees are nominated by a wide range of Salem Quaker fans from all over the United States of America. The nominees over the past decade represent a cross-section of people ...

SALEM—Motivational speaker Travis Howze is set to speak at an event in Salem Saturday, according to a press release. Camp Braveheart LLC, a nonprofit specializing in mental health and peer support programming for first responders and veterans, will host a seminar on managing post-traumatic ...

State Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, is sponsoring a bill to provide a 50% property tax reduction for any homeowner who is at least 65 years old regardless of income. “Whatever your current situation, this would be a clean 50% reduction,” said Cutrona, whose district includes all of ...

With the turn of the tassel on their graduation caps, more than 40 students became the newest graduates of the Utica Shale Academy. Festivities were held in the Southern Local High School gymnasium on May 27, which featured an estimated 300 people including grads, their loved ones and school ...