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Train Derails In East Palestine

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Derailment site discussed by EPA

EAST PALESTINE — Ever since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine in February, residents of East Palestine and other communities impacted by the rail disaster have been begging responding agencies for a discussion about health implications. Those residents will have to wait a ...

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NFS CEO establishes scholarship with own money

EAST PALESTINE — Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw has repeatedly said that his company plans to invest in the future of East Palestine. On Friday, Shaw put his own money where his mouth is and made a personal contribution of $445,000 to establish the Bulldog Legacy Scholarship at East Palestine ...

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EP Community group shares list of demands

NEGLEY — For 102 days, the people of East Palestine have listened to what local officials and agencies responding to the Norfolk Southern derailment have had to say. On Tuesday, a group of East Palestine residents turned the tables and gave those agencies a chance to hear from the residents ...

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Sen. Brown meets with local farmers

COLUMBIANA — All things considered, local farmer Steven Montgomery considers himself pretty lucky. His business, a premier grass-fed meat and organic produce farm located just across the Mahoning County line in Columbiana, escaped any damage from February’s Norfolk Southern train ...

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Private well testing not free in EP

EAST PALESTINE — Peace of mind for many in East Palestine isn’t priceless. It’s costly and it’s an expense that many cannot afford. Nearly 100 days have passed since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in the village and led to a controlled vent burn of vinyl chloride in February and ...

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Private well testing not free in EP

EAST PALESTINE — Peace of mind for many in East Palestine isn’t priceless. It’s costly and it’s an expense that many cannot afford. Nearly 100 days have passed since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in the village and led to a controlled vent burn of vinyl chloride in February and ...

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Charity golf tourney a success

POLAND — As golf legend Annika Sorenstam and her husband, East Palestine native Mike McGee, visited the site of the Feb. 3 train derailment on Sunday, they couldn’t quite believe their eyes. What they had previously seen in video and photos on television and online had become very real, as ...

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Senate committee approves rail safety bill

A Senate committee approved the rail safety bill co-sponsored by Ohio’s two U.S. senators in response to the East Palestine train derailment disaster. The bill will next be in front of the full Senate for consideration. It will “move as quickly as possible” for a vote, said U.S. Sen. ...