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Event to help Southern Local students prepare for new year

SALINEVILLE – The families of Southern Local students of all ages are invited to receive a variety of school supplies and information while attending an evening of music, food and fun. The school district’s Back to School Bash will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 31 on the grounds of the ...

Southern Local sports kicked off with community events

SALINEVILLE – The Southern Local Schools community cheered on the many athletes in the school district’s fall sports programs and its cheerleaders and marching band at two community events Thursday. Many local residents gathered at Southern Local High School’s Wigwam Stadium to meet ...

CVFD requests grant application for communications equipment

CALCUTTA — Firefighter Jacob Roush, Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department, addressed St. Clair Township trustees on behalf of the fire department during Monday requesting they file a grant application for $50,000 for new communications equipment. Roush told the trustees it is a grant for new MARCS radios through the Ohio State Fire Marshal and the $50,000 for which he wants to apply is the maximum allowed. He said the grant is fully paid and there is no match required by the township or the fire department. Roush said the equipment would improve the department’s communications. ...

49ers owner arrested in East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE — San Francisco 49ers owner John “Jed” York was arrested in the Valley over the weekend on two misdemeanor charges. York, 45, whose address was listed as Southwoods Avenue, Youngstown, was fined $1,150, was sentenced to one day in jail and received credit for one day ...

Newell teen killed in ATV crash

NEW CUMBERLAND — A Newell teenager is dead following an ATV crash Friday afternoon. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal crash that took the life of 16-year-old Carter Pesacreta. Deputies responded to the call at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Wylie Ridge Road in Weirton, near the intersection of Anderson Lane. The preliminary investigation indicates that the 16-year-old operator of the ATV lost control causing it to leave the roadway and roll over an embankment off the roadway edge. The crash investigation remains ongoing. First Responders assisting ...