The hearing is expected to go for most of the day Thursday, with some portions closed to the public. A big topic up for discussion will be the use of investigative genetic genealogy.

Partisan candidates, local issues and liquor options have until 4 p.m. Feb. 5 to file petitions and paperwork to appear on the May 6 primary ballot in Columbiana County. “We’re taking in petitions, we ...

A shooting in St. Clair Township that left a young child and the suspect dead and a local police officer critically wounded, ...