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Nine-year-old boy dies after being struck by truck

MADISON TWP. — A 9-year-old boy died after being hit by a pickup truck in Madison Township on Saturday, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol via media partner WKBN. OSHP said the boy was riding his bike when he was hit and killed around 5:45 p.m. on State Route 7 about a half-mile ...

Kent State University commencement

Commencement ceremonies were held May 9 for the Kent State Columbiana County campuses during which degrees were awarded to graduates from the East Liverpool and Salem campuses. Presiding over the ceremonies were Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., dean of the Salem Campus, and Bradley Bielski, Ph.D., ...

Ohio Republican Party backs Ramaswamy for governor in unprecedented vote

In an unprecedented move, the Ohio Republican Party chose to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for governor about a year before the party’s primary election for the position. The party’s state central committee met Friday in Columbus behind closed doors to first debate whether it would endorse in ...

NIH and Vance working together to find answers for EP, director says

EAST PALESTINE — Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, the new director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), told Fox news on Thursday that the NIH and Vice President JD Vance hope to address the public health concerns caused by the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment. “One thing ...

Restoration of the derailment site expected by end of June

EAST PALESTINE — With a projected completion date by mid-June, restoration of the site of the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment is expected to be “substantially complete” nearly two years after the rail disaster, Norfolk Southern reported Thursday on its website NSmakingitright.com. ...

Evidentiary hearing set for EP man in child porn case

LISBON — A trial date of June 9 remains set against an East Palestine man accused of possessing images of child pornography, but first there’s an evidentiary hearing pending in the case. Robert W. Rogers, 74, Bacon Avenue, was charged earlier this year with 17 counts of pandering ...

KOC at St. Paul sub sale

The Knights of Columbus Council 1818 at St. Paul Church, Salem, held the annual sub sandwich for Super Bowl Sunday in January. Thanks to the parishioners of St. Paul and the Salem community the council set a new record of 317 sandwiches. The local council is part of The Columbiana County ...

Sebring Schools Honor Roll – Third Quarter

B.L. Miller Elemetary Honor Roll Third Grade: Bexley Bryant, Kenedi Cheney, Avery Michaels, William Perko, Zolton Riggs, Keiran Sara Fourth Grade: Maci Houser, Adilynn Neill Fifth Grade: Gabriella Brown, Madalyne Carver, Mitchell Davis, Violet Sheen, Penelope Thomas Sixth Grade: ...

School Notes

Utah Tech University 2025 graduates Emily Melton of Cranberry Township, Pa. Mercy College of Ohio Spring 2025 Dean’s List Jessica Wrigth, East Liverpool, BS Healthcare Administration Mercy College of Ohio Spring 2025 Honors List Heather Skaggs, Canfield, Medical Imaging Cert ...

Road closures

From Wednesday, May 14, to Friday, May 16, motorists should expect possible travel delays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. near the interchange of U.S. Route 30, state Route 39, and state Route 7 due to ongoing construction for the 9th Street overhead bridge replacement project. During this time, ...