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Ramaswamy speaks with East Palestine residents, village officials

EAST PALESTINE — Republican candidate for Governor Vivek Ramaswamy made a quiet visit to East Palestine on Friday to speak with residents and village officials. Village Manager Antonio Diaz-Guy confirmed on Monday that Ramaswamy came to the village. He said the visit included a small meeting with village officials at the Municipal Building that began at 5 p.m. There, Ramaswamy spoke with Mayor Trent Conaway, Councilwoman Barb Herriot, police Chief Chris Weingart and Diaz-Guy. Ramaswamy also had a number of people traveling with him but they did not take part in the meeting, ...

Murder trial continued in 2021 East Liverpool shooting

LISBON — The jury trial in the aggravated murder case against Curtis D. Holland for the 2021 shooting of Brycen Douglas has been continued, with Holland hiring a new defense attorney. Holland, 30, Dewey Avenue, East Liverpool, appeared in the custody of deputies during a brief status hearing Monday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Scott Washam. Holland was accompanied by his appointed defense attorney Rhys Cartwright Jones, with his new defense attorney Marcus Sidoti of Cleveland appearing via telephone. The state was represented by county Assistant ...

Not guilty plea entered in vehicular manslaughter case

LISBON — A Rogers man entered a not guilty plea Monday to vehicular manslaughter in the 2025 death of 79-year-old Rebecca A. Myers of Lisbon in a crash. Donald K. Hollingshead, 31, Adams Road, appeared for arraignment in Columbiana County Municipal Court for the misdemeanor charge, indicating to the court that he’ll be representing himself. He’s out of jail on a $5,000 recognizance bond. A pretrial was set for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 9. According to the complaint filed recently by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, he operated a motor vehicle on a highway without being in reasonable ...

Ryan named to bipartisan AI commission

Tim Ryan, who represented the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House for 20 years, was among 20 people named to the Commission on AI and the Future of the American Workforce. Created by the American Enterprise Institute and the Urban Institute, the commission plans to assess how artificial intelligence is reshaping jobs, skills, benefits and earnings. It also seeks to develop practical policy options to help workers, employers and governments adapt. The committee is co-chaired by Republican Paul Ryan, a former speaker of the U.S. House, and Democrat Gina Raimondo, a former U.S. secretary ...

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, ...