West Branch High School will crown its homecoming queen on Friday, Oct. 16, prior to the West Branch-Alliance football game. The dance will be held the following day. Homecoming court members include, from left, front…
Former Eastern Gateway president and two others indicted
STEUBENVILLE — Ohio Auditor Keith Faber announced Thursday that indictments were issued against three people whose crimes diverted $20 million…
Man who allegedly rammed police vehicles in arranged drug deal one of 22 open indictments by grand jury
LISBON —A man who allegedly rammed vehicles containing four East Palestine police officers when he arrived for an arranged drug…
County students touring CCCTC
LISBON — Eighth-grade students across Columbiana County are touring the Columbiana County Career Technical Center (CCCTC) this week. CCCTC Student…
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…
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…
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Golden Eagles have been on a roll
County golf phenom has real shot at state title
REID LEADS GROVE CITY, Pa. — Westminster senior Zoie Reid from Salem had a career-high 23…
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Local Columns
East Palestine Deserves the Truth — I’ll Fight to Bring It to Light
It’s been over three years since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine,…
When someone we care about is struggling, it is not always easy to know what they…
Sometimes, the signs are there: Recognizing when someone may be struggling
K-9 of Civil War soldier serves as reminder of role animals played in conflict
Every month, a dedicated group meets to tackle a critical mission: preventing suicide. The Columbiana County…
Hope is local: Columbiana County prepares for Suicide Prevention Month
Neighborhood News
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FRI/10-9 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 20 percent off lightweight outerwear. East Liverpool East Liverpool High School Alumni Association Basement Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., ELHSAA Clock Tower basement. Monthly auction, 5 p.m., East Liverpool Masonic Temple, 422 Broadway St. VFW Post 66 Bingo,…
THU/10-8 Beloit West Branch Athletic Boosters bingo, booster hall, 26701 U.S. Route 62; doors open at…
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Dine In or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem The Dine In or Drive Thru Banquet in…
Community Briefs
CCCTC September Student of the Month
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
Rail safety reform should not be a matter of partisan politics
Rail safety reform is not a matter of partisan politics – or it shouldn’t be, anyway. But since February 2023, when a derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, ignited renewed calls for reform, politicians in Washington, D.C., have sat on their hands while their friends in the railroad industry made promises and assurances that weren’t…
Momentum to address coal-related job loss needs to continue
Labor Day celebrates laborers moving the country forward
America at 250: A reminder that all are created equal
Letters to the Editor
Please no single trash hauler in Lisbon
Please, Lisbon Council, drop any further consideration of passing legislation for a single trash hauler in the village. I suspect a majority of residents are opposed to the idea, preferring to choose their own hauler and respecting the tradition of free enterprise among competing companies. I greatly respect and admire our hard-working mayor and…
Data centers generate much needed property tax revenue
Knowledgeable opinion on childhood vaccines can only come from experience of adverse effects
A starving horse does not suffer less because Ohio calls it livestock
Obituaries
Frederick R. Crowgey
1929-2026 SEBRING — Frederick R. Crowgey Jr., 97, of Copeland Oaks, died peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, at the Crandall Medical Center surrounded by his wife and their children. He was born Sept. 29, 1929, in Akron, the son of the late Frederick R. Crowgey Sr. MD and the late Olive (Dickey) Crowgey.…