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US banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada

Local News September 9, 2026

TORONTO (AP) — The United States is banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada, the White House said Tuesday, as the trade war between the two neighbors and longtime allies escalates. The ban will take effect in three weeks and comes after Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in U.S. imports earlier Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump also moved Tuesday to shut Canadian products out of large, long-term U.S. government contracts as Canada’s retaliatory tariffs took effect and Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed to speed efforts to ...

Prosecutor: Man accused of crimes in Acton incident didn’t commit felonies

Local News September 9, 2026

CANFIELD — Patrick Havas, who is alleged to have lunged at Amy Acton, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, during an incident Sunday afternoon at the Canfield Fair, did not commit any offenses that rise to felonies, Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro said. Havas, 38, of Canfield, was arrested Sunday on two counts of assault and one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. An additional misdemeanor charge of inciting panic was added Tuesday during his arraignment in Mahoning County Area Court in Canfield in front of Judge Molly Johnson. Havas, who was armed at the time of his ...

US military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship

Local News September 9, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the sides back toward open hostilities in a more than 6-month-old war. Following the latest American strikes, Iran launched missiles toward U.S. targets in Jordan, Iranian state-run media said. U.S. Central Command said it had no information to offer about the strikes on the Jordanian airbase. The latest strikes are part of a dual ...

Clarification

Police and Court Reports September 8, 2026

East Palestine Village Manager Antonio Diaz-Guy was asked to offer comment on the EPA investigation and was not specifically asked to comment on the class action attorney actions or alleged withholding of soil sample results, as was reported in the Sept. 5 edition.

Grace Church Street Fair Chicken BBQ

Neighborhood News September 8, 2026

Laurie Heintzelman, left, and Paige Hoskinson, right, grind the cabbage that will make some of the 45 gallons of coleslaw that will be served at the annual Grace Church Street Fair Chicken BBQ. The BBQ opens at 4 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12 and continues until sold ...

Columbiana 40&8 names Voyageur of the Year

Neighborhood News September 8, 2026

COLUMBIANA — Voiture 273 has recognized Wade “Buz” Payne as its Voyageur of the Year for 2026. Payne has been a member of the 40&8 for 41 years. He is an Air Force veteran that served in Guam with the B52 Operation Arc Lite during Vietnam with four years on active duty before spending ...