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Can $1 billion power Republicans to victory in the midterms?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and the fallout from the war in Iran. The cash advantage, spread out across a half-dozen groups, is driven largely by the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc., which had nearly $416 million in cash on hand at the end of August and began stepping up its spending on critical races in September. But that money may have ...

Beaver Local High School (HOBY) Representative

Abram Rettos will be representing Beaver Local High School at the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference (HOBY) this June at John Carroll University. Founded in 1958, HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop a global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, ...

Lisbon Fall Homecoming Court

Lisbon’s David Anderson High School Homecoming Court includes, from left, Aubree Burris (sophomore attendant), Delaney Pickens (junior attendant), Ryane Bing (retiring queen), Bridgett Newbold (2026 Homecoming queen), Ondrea Calvin (senior attendant) and Kenley Weikart (freshman attendant). ...

CCCTC September Student of the Month

LISBON — Rylee Cloutier is the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center’s September Student of the Month. Rylee is a senior from Crestview High School and is enrolled in the Health Academy (HA) Program under the instruction of Pam Dawson. She is a member of both the National ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas NEW CASES Elizabeth A. Cassidy, Middletown, vs. Betty J. Kalbes, Youngstown, and Progressive Insurance Co.; compensation for expenses incurred in a traffic crash July 10, 2025 Nicolas Patrone, New Waterford, vs. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., The Home Depot Inc., Home Express Delivery Service LLC and Temco Logistics Authority LLC; compensation sought for an allegedly faulty installation of a stove Columbiana County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Alexadra M. Brandt, Lisbon; collection sought of alleged delinquent tax Columbiana County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Jerry Skaggs, Beloit, ...

Patient advocates laud Trump’s new healthcare accountability, transparency rule

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s final rule on “Transparency in Coverage” that intends to help fulfil the promise of healthcare affordability has been met favorably by advocacy groups as something that will bring accountability to healthcare and lower costs for Americans. Founder and chairman of PatientRightsAdvocate.org Cynthia A. Fisher told The Center Square that the Trump administration “took a transformative step to lower health care costs, stop overcharges, and hold insurers and hospitals accountable,” by its Transparency in Coverage (TiC) final ...