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Ohio reports increase in jobless claims

Business News

Staff report Ohioans filed 5,611 initial unemployment claims last week, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday. That’s 713 more than the previous week. Ohioans filed 60,147 continued unemployment claims last week, which was 1,979 fewer than the previous ...

Poland board to reopen post for superintendent

Local News

The Poland Board of Education will look for candidates inside the district for the post of superintendent. “After careful consideration, the board of education has decided to reissue the posting for the superintendent position as an internal opportunity within the district,” board ...

Trumbull County saves $25K in interest via state program

Local News

Staff report Trumbull County saved $25,902 in interest costs for various projects by using the state treasurer’s Ohio Market Access Program. This is the third time Trumbull County has used OMAP, saving it a total of $102,818. “OMAP leverages the state’s high short-term credit rating ...

Chief academic officer at OSU chosen as university president

Local News

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State elevated its chief academic officer to president Thursday, moving swiftly past the abrupt resignation of former President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. following revelations about his “inappropriate relationship” with the female host of a podcast for military ...

Butler acquires Josef Albers’ painting

Local News

A painting by 20th century German-American artist Josef Albers now is part of the Butler Institute of American Art’s permanent collection. The 1957 oil-on-Masonite work “Homage to the Square: Now” was donated to the museum by William and Linda Roemer in memory of his parents, James and ...

Shave-A-Thon raises $17K for childhood cancer research

Local News

Students and staff at the Lowellville Local School District came together Thursday afternoon for a Shave-A-Thon supporting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to funding childhood cancer research. The newly shaved volunteers raised $17,026. Their initial goal was ...