SALEM — Four individual athletes, one legendary coach, two standout teams, the annual Joe Kelley Spirit of Salem Award winner, and a legacy team inductee 100 years in the making comprise the Salem High School…
United Local starts work on Capital Plan
HANOVERTON — The United Local School District is beginning work on a Capital Plan for the district. The idea for…
County ESC approves changes in treasurer personnel
LISBON — The Columbiana County Educational Service Center (ESC) has hired a new treasurer and is also working to improve…
Appeals court upholds sentence of former teacher convicted of having obscene images
YOUNGSTOWN (WKBN) — The Seventh District Court of Appeals this week upheld a 25-year sentence given to a former teacher…
Canfield man indicted in crash that killed state trooper Nicholas Cayton
CANFIELD — Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson came to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Canfield Post on Friday to announce…
Traffic signal at North Lincoln and East Sixth to be replaced with hybrid
SALEM — The traffic signal at the intersection of North Lincoln Avenue and East Sixth Street will be replaced with…
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Local Sports
SPORTS BRIEFING
WEST BRANCH PASSES BELOIT — West Branch senior athletic passes can be purchased in the high school main office from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.Monday through Friday in the month of August or at any varsity regular season contest held at the high school. All other passes are online through Hometown Ticketing. Passes can be purchased using…
LeBron's final NBA stop in Philadelphia
BRITTAIN LEAGUE AT EAST PALESTINE C.C. TEAM WINNER (4-man, 4-ball): Sid Harvey, Gary Little, Jake Harvey,…
GOLF RESULTS
RAYS BEAT GUARDIANS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians activated outfielder Angel Martinez from…
SPORTS BRIEFING
Local Columns
Approach of Columbiana County Fair prompts memories of those past
Sometime in the late 1830s or 1840s, an agricultural “fair was held on the…
Recognizing that June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, we are challenged to look at…
When trauma is also grief
The Sinking Boat Analogy To understand what Depression might feel like, imagine taking a boat out…
Understanding depression: Why a sinking boat needs more than a strong sailor
Wherever you are, and no matter what time of day it is, if you look around,…
Walking can be dangerous
Neighborhood News
On the calendar
MON/7-27 East Liverpool Free Shared Blessings Community Luncheon, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 400 Hill Blvd.; dine-in only Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Toddler Play Group, 11 a.m., East Palestine Library Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., hamburger gravy with mashed potatoes and vegetable, $9; 330-886-0397…
Registration open for Columbiana’s ‘Art in Her Heart’ exhibit and sale
SAT/7-25 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Firestone Farms in Columbiana, 6 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127…
On the calendar
Salem Summer Concert Series to feature Full Circle Sunday
Business
Covelli Enterprises, Caribou Coffee ink coffeehouse deal
WARREN — Already the largest franchise operator of Panera Bread restaurants and one of the largest restaurant franchisees in the U.S., Covelli Enterprises in Warren is growing with the addition of Caribou Coffee to its lineup. The companies on Tuesday announced they signed a domestic franchise development agreement, touting it as the largest deal…
Nelms earns promotion with Premier Bank
LMC, Foxconn close on first round of funding as planned
Stark Memorial partners with Everything After
Editorials
America at 250: A reminder that all are created equal
As our country celebrates not just any Independence Day, but the 250th anniversary of one of the boldest declarations in human history, the festivities give us an excellent opportunity to look back on two-and-a-half centuries of this American experiment and check ourselves against what the founders hoped they were setting in motion. Draped in…
Thanking those who contributed to Stamp Out Hunger
Keep your summer travel close to home, Ohio has plenty to offer
DeWine makes right move by not appointing Faber attorney general
Letters to the Editor
Act like citizens instead of sports fans
Dear Editor, Politics are not a team sport. It’s not the same as sticking with the Browns or the Steelers no matter how bad the season. The political process is about choosing the right people who can lead a government in ways that support its citizens. Right now our state government has allowed Ohio…