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Sen. Brown meets with Shaw over derailment frustrations

EAST PALESTINE — Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown met with Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw in Washington on Thursday to voice his frustration with recovery efforts following February’s East Palestine train derailment. Brown also expressed concerns about other derailments that have occurred in Ohio ...

Private wells test clean, but frustrations with EPA still grow

EAST PALESTINE — At an informational session presented by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Columbiana County Health District on Thursday at The Way Station, East Palestine residents were told that private wells in the village have tested clean, but upon questioning by those in ...

Area attorneys named liaisons in Norfolk Southern case

Attorneys from Wellsville and Canfield have been appointed as community liaisons for the East Palestine federal class-action lawsuit filed against Norfolk Southern Railway. In an April 6 order made by U.S. Judge Benita Pearson of the Northern Ohio District Court, Columbiana County attorney ...

Reps. provide guidance on SNAP benefits for EP residents

COLUMBUS — State Representatives Monica Robb Blasdel (R-Columbiana County) and Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) Friday issued the following statements and guidance from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) for residents in East Palestine who utilize Supplemental Nutrition ...

Private well testing to be explained in East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE — The Region 5 Environmental Protection Agency continues its community outreach series with another informational session set for Thursday at The Way Station inside the First United Presbyterian Church located at 109 W. Rebecca St. to inform the public of cleanup and ...

Mobile health units offered in EP

EAST PALESTINE — When the Norfolk Southern train derailed on Feb. 3, the Community Action Agency of Columbiana County (CAACC) was among the responding agencies, providing mobile medical care immediately and later joining forces with the Ohio Department of Health to provide care to residents ...