Dan O'Brien

NORTH LIMA, Ohio – Cameron Schuster, a sixth grader at Poland Middle School, mouthed the word “wow” as supervisor Tyler Lee of Diamond Steel Co. helped him guide the controls of a large telescopic crane and ever so delicately maneuver the load block that dangled from its boom.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Western Reserve Transit Authority on Monday broke ground on its long-awaited $6.5 million modern bus barn – an investment that stakeholders say places the transportation system at the leading edge of technological innovation and advancement.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The receiver now managing the affairs of troubled district utility SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC reports the company has approximately just $45,000 left in its bank account, and has asked a court to modify a payment plan to satisfy money owed to the previous receiver and his counsel.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Columbiana County’s Utica/Point Pleasant shale wells produced more oil during the first quarter of 2026 than any previous three-month period, setting a county record as new wells helped drive output, according to the latest production data from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Framingham is canceling its farmers market scheduled for Thursday, July 2, due to expected "extreme heat."

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — More than a decade after the first wave of Utica shale drilling swept through eastern Ohio, many of Columbiana County’s legacy wells are producing less oil than they once did. But higher commodity prices are helping sustain royalty payments for some landowners even as production declines. Wells in Columbiana County with the […]

Beyond Andy Burnham's expected premiership, a Reform-Conservative coalition would walk away from the Windsor Framework, reviving the border dilemma faced by Ireland since Brexit.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not reconsider a previous ruling that the owners of an injection well in Weathersfield Township are not entitled to compensation from the state after the well was shut down more than 10 years ago.

CORTLAND, Ohio – Mike Hovis gestures to a far corner inside a spacious barnlike office building just off state Route 5 that he constructed three years ago. There, along a back wall, are more than a dozen metallic placards measuring roughly 4 feet by 2 feet – each identified with letters and numbers that were once brightly painted white but are now faded with age.

According to the SEC filing, the company seeks to rebrand up to 700 convenience stores to the Cumberland Farms banner over the next five years; refresh 60 Cumberland Farms sites annually; and expand its Krispy Krunchy Chicken brand