BOARDMAN, Ohio (AP) — For years, the sign had been sitting in a corner of the Republican Party headquarters in Mahoning County, Ohio, gathering dust. “Welcome future Speaker of House Jim Jordan,” it said. Donald Skowron, a retired Youngstown police officer who had stenciled the sign ...

¯ Adena: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ¯ Bannock: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ¯ Barnesville: 5:30-7 p.m. Oct 30 throughout village neighborhoods; 5:30-7 p.m. Oct 31 downtown ¯ Bellaire: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ¯ Bridgeport: 6-7 p.m. Oct. 31; parade begins at 5 p.m. at Marion and Bennett streets, ends at ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — John O. Costine, Ohio’s longest continuously practicing attorney, celebrated his 100th birthday this month. Born on Oct. 16, 1924, Costine studied at Bethany College before joining the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Costine graduated from Ohio ...

BELMONT — When voters in the Union Local School District rejected a $62 million bond issue for school improvements last fall, the district’s needs did not go away — so administrators and board members listened to the public and downsized their plans, placing a $34.6 million request on the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio’s first woman House speaker and an advocate for putting effective Republican women in office, died Friday. She was 97. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a long-time friend, announced Davidson’s death in a statement, calling her “a model ...

MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry High School alumni returned to their roots Friday morning to tell students about different career paths that are available. The school had its annual career day, where students got to listen to people who work in various fields such as cosmetology, coal ...