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Permanent health clinic opens in East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE — As concerns over short and long term health continue to rise in East Palestine and the surrounding communities following February’s Norfolk Southern train derailment, residents now have a permanent place to go in the village to seek medical care. The East Palestine ...

Cleanup, remediation efforts continue in East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE – In March, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said cleanup efforts of the Norfolk Southern toxic train derailment would likely take three months. Monday marked two months since the rail disaster and controlled burn of vinyl chloride with 18,900 ...

ACE surveys show similar symptoms

EAST PALESTINE— The preliminary results of the Assessment of Chemical Exposure (ACE) surveys conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency released this week found that over half of participating residents experienced similar symptoms in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment ...

Plant tissue sampling collection to begin next week

EAST PALESTINE— The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and The Ohio State University (OSU) have finalized an Agricultural Plant Tissue Sampling Plan and will next week begin collecting plant tissue samples from East Palestine area farms. ODA and OSU established a procedure to sample and ...

EPA results show EP park safe

EAST PALESTINE – After analyzing soil samples, the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that it “feels confident that the residents can safely use the park” as the annual Easter egg hunt is slated to take place at East Palestine City Park on Saturday. The EPA ...

Spring Fling set in East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE – The East Palestine Spring Fling is in full bloom with the day-long event set to take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. East Palestine Area of Commerce invites the public to “shop, hop and eat all day” in the village during the annual celebration. The festivities ...