BWD approves USDA loan for bonds for Hibbetts Mills Project

April 18, 2026

WELLSVILLE – The Buckeye Water District Board of Trustees Thursday adopted a loan resolution for the incurrence of indebtedness. The loan, which is through the United States Department of Agriculture for water system improvements, is for $985,000. District Manager Al DeAngeles told the board members the loan is for the bonds for the Hibbetts Mill Project Phase 2. President David Dawson said he was concerned over the section of a not to exceed dollar amount that was left blank. DeAngeles explained that it is typically left blank in case more money is needed. He also said that ...

As colonies revolted from Britian, Frederick played an active role in Revolutionary War

April 18, 2026

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we stop ...

Salem couple accused of raping kids makes court appearance

April 18, 2026

LISBON — A man and a woman from the same North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem address charged with rape and multiple other sex-related acts against two children over multiple years appeared in court Friday, with a jury trial date set for the man and a psychiatric evaluation set for the woman. Mark E. Knight, 57, is facing 15 counts while Jan. M. McHenry, 40, is facing 12 counts related to the incidents. Both were in the custody of sheriff’s deputies for pretrials before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton. Knight is scheduled to face a final status hearing at 1 ...

Secret indictment served for vehicular homicide to Niles man for two-vehicle crash last fall

April 18, 2026

LISBON — A secret indictment for aggravated vehicular homicide was served Thursday to a Niles man accused of causing the death of a Tennessee woman in a two-vehicle crash on state Route 172 in West Township last fall. Michael James Scheuring, 39, was indicted last week for the third-degree felony charge, with the indictment alleging that on Oct. 11, 2025, while operating a 2025 International, he caused the death of Diane Lewallen, recklessly. Diane Lyn Lewallen was 44 years old at the time of her death and lived in Monroe, Tenn. According to her obituary, survivors included her ...

Remembering the final signer of the Declaration of Independence

April 18, 2026

NASHUA, N.H. — John Hancock will forever be known as the first of 56 delegates to sign the Declaration of Independence, but Dr. Matthew Thornton of Londonderry, N.H., has the distinction of being the last delegate to leave his mark on one of America’s greatest documents. Born in ...

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force

April 17, 2026

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports "will remain in full force" until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear ...