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Police & Courts July 2, 2026

Highway Patrol — Jon Lee Brenneman, 60, Clark Avenue, Wellsville, and his passenger, Cena Marie Mason, 31, Ninth Avenue, East Liverpool, both suffered suspected serious injuries and were taken by Stat Medevac to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment after Brenneman’s westbound Harley Davidson motorcycle crossed the center line and traveled off of state Route 154 before striking a guardrail at 9:07 p.m. June 26 in Elkrun Township. No citation was listed on the report. — No injuries were reported after a westbound vehicle caught fire and was disabled on U.S. Route 30 at 8:02 p.m. ...

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Community News July 2, 2026

THU/7-2 Beloit West Branch Athletic Boosters bingo, booster hall, 26701 U.S. Route 62. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., early tickets called at 6 p.m., and Jumpin’ Jack (52 numbers or less for $1,500) called at 6:45 p.m., followed by regular bingo. Kitchen open, instant tickets and computers available. Info at 330-509-1209. Boardman DARE Singles Group, new member meeting, 7-9 p.m., Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St., Youngstown; information at 330-729-0127 Chester Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Thrift Shop, 1-5 p.m.; liquidation sale; by donation Damascus Tops ...

US and Iran hold separate meetings in Qatar and agree to continue discussions

Local News July 2, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators met separately on Wednesday with Qatari and Pakistani mediators, with “positive progress made,” and they agreed to continue discussions, host Qatar said. The next meeting will be scheduled “at the earliest possible time” after the funeral of Iran’s previous supreme leader, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, said on X. The funeral is set to start Saturday in Tehran. U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

Republican revolt against Johnson halts business in U.S. House

Local News July 2, 2026

U.S. House lawmakers have left town early for the July 4th holiday after legislative business in the chamber ground to a halt, the second time in weeks that Republican House leaders lost control of the floor. That leaves the chamber eight business days when it reconvenes on July 13 to tackle ...

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Community News July 2, 2026

Amendment meant to help Delphi pensioners rejected

Local News July 2, 2026

A renewed effort to aid salaried Delphi retirees obtain pension benefits was thwarted Tuesday. The Dayton Daily News reported U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina., prevented the advancement of an amendment to a $1 billion spending package. Foxx chairs the House Rules Committee, where the amendment required its approval. The amendment was tied to a defense spending and policy bill. President Trump had pushed for its passage. Foxx, in an exchange with U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, said a lawmaker had objected to the measure. The lawmaker was not named. “There’s a ...