NEW CUMBERLAND— Charles William Rice was ordered by Chief Judge Martin Gaughan of the First Judicial Circuit to submit to a cheek swab at his hearing Monday in order to gather DNA evidence.

LISBON — Beaver Local fourth grade students will continue to ride the elementary school buses and follow the same schedule if they move to modular classrooms at the middle school this fall, according to school Superintendent Sandra DiBacco.

EAST LIVERPOOL — The hiring of a substitute executive secretary Monday night brought the ire of one member of the East Liverpool Board of Education.

LISBON — Claiming a case of justifiable homicide, defense attorney James Hartford asked a judge to release his client on his own recognizance for the shooting death of East Liverpool resident Jamie Farley.

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool postman Dave Phillips jokingly asked the rookie mail carriers if they brought their can openers for the buffet that they would see on Saturday during their daily routes.