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Exchange student enjoying his time at United Local

HANOVERTON — Paul Blass admits that his American host family is pretty doggone special, as he talks about his experience as an United Local student athlete. Teachers Jason and Laura Paxson decided to open their home to German exchange students back in 2022, after suffering from an empty ...

Salem BOE approves financial forecast update

SALEM — The second half of the Salem City School District’s five-year forecast for the 2025-2026 school year projects a mixed financial future for the district in the wake of new Ohio property tax legislation approved in December. Treasurer Mike Douglas said that districts are now ...

CCCTC accepting students for machining program

LISBON — The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center Customized Training Machining Program is accepting students for customized training for the 2026-27 school year. The program’s success was highlighted during the most recent career center board of education meeting by Adult ...

EPA says analysts altered measurements in derailment sampling

EAST PALESTINE (WKBN) — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent notice to a company for what the EPA classified as a failure to maintain data quality standards in groundwater sampling conducted at the East Palestine train derailment site. In a news release on its website, the EPA ...

Trump signals willingness to talk to new Iranian leadership

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dropping massive bombs on the country’s ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships as part of an intensifying military campaign following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...