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Defendants in EGCC case plead not guilty

STEUBENVILLE — Former Eastern Gateway Community College President Mike Geoghegan and two alleged co-conspirators entered pleas of not guilty Wednesday before their attorneys settled in for an almost 60-minute-long hearing on what, if any, contact the three of them can have with each other, ...

On the calendar

FRI/10-16 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins in Boardman, 5 p.m.; 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $2 off dress slacks. East Liverpool Monthly auction, 5 p.m., East Liverpool Masonic Temple, 422 Broadway St. VFW Post 66 Bingo, 6:30 p.m.; 25 cents a card, five cards for a $1, 50 cents coverall; pizza and fresh popcorn available for purchase East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. East Palestine Moose Fish Fry, 4 to 7 p.m., carry out only, 330-426-3510 Eagles kitchen ...

Community Briefs

Friends of Beaver Creek State Park pancake breakfast The Friends of Beaver Creek State Park will hold their last pancake breakfast of the year from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday in the barn in Pioneer Village. This month’s feature pancake is pumpkin, served with maple cream cheese syrup or a choice of other homemade syrups. There will also be the traditional buttermilk pancakes. The breakfast includes two sausage links, cider or juice, coffee and grits. Diners have a choice of savory bacon cheeseburger grits or sweet grits with apple cranberry compote. Cost is $10 for adults and $4 for ...

Wellsville council approves two part-time police officers

WELLSVILLE – Village council members approved part-time police officers and board appointments during its Oct. 6 meeting. Lt. Marsha Eisenhart provided an update on an officer going on medical leave who could be off from six months to a year and a part-time officer who will be off for three to four months for shoulder surgery. She said a former officer who left for the Steubenville Police Department would like to come back part-time and there is one candidate in the police academy now who could be in a part-time position once he completes training. Council members approved the ...

Oak Glen names Lions Scholar for October

Jordan Tomsic, 17, is Oak Glen High School’s Lions Scholar for October 2026. Jordan is the son of Angel and John Tomsic and resides in Newell, West Virginia. As an honors student, Jordan has maintained a GPA above a 4.0 and earned a 1320 on the SAT. Outside the classroom, Jordan is a ...

Water break repaired and boil order lifted

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP — Residents who were left without water following a main line break on John Campbell Road Monday morning had water fully restored around 2 a.m. Wednesday. Residents in St. Clair and Liverpool townships and Glenmoor were under a boil order issued by the Buckeye Water District (BWD) during and following the repair until water samples were tested and returned showing the water was bacteria free and potable. John Gentile, superintendent, removed the boil order around 1 p.m. on Thursday. Gentile estimated approximately 2,500 residential and business customers ...