Stephanie Elverd

Jan 17, 2025 | morningjournalnews.com | Stephanie Elverd

By STEPHANIE ELVERDStaff WriterLISBON — Lisbon-area landlords pushed back at proposed legislation that would require village landlords obtain a certificate of occupancy through a property inspection program, calling any such oversight “overreach” at Tuesday’s council meeting. “I think all parties can see the potential for overreach and invasion of privacy, and I am here to caution against that,” resident Jesse Ketchum said.

Aug 4, 2024 | vindy.com | Stephanie Elverd

By STEPHANIE ELVERD(Lisbon) Morning JournalEAST PALESTINE — Legal counsel representing residents in the class-action settlement with Norfolk Southern reminded eligible class members that in order to receive an award from the historic $600 million deal, a claim form must be filled out. The attorneys walked residents through the claims process during a virtual town hall meeting last week. “This is the largest settlement involving a railroad of any sort in this country,” lead counsel Seth Katz said.

May 15, 2024 | vindy.com | Stephanie Elverd

By STEPHANIE ELVERD(Lisbon) Morning JournalEAST PALESTINE — The Region 5 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has pushed back against a recent story by The Associated Press and reports from NewsNation that accuse the agency of not fully utilizing an advanced aircraft that could have collected crucial data during the vent-and-burn of vinyl chloride following last year’s derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train.

Apr 9, 2024 | mariettatimes.com | Stephanie Elverd

By Stephanie ElverdSpecial to The TimesEAST PALESTINE – As revitalization and remediation efforts continue in East Palestine in the wake of last year’s Norfolk Southern train derailment, so does the setting of the stage for an attempted company takeover at the shareholder meeting set for May 9.

Apr 9, 2024 | mariettatimes.com | Stephanie Elverd

By Stephanie ElverdSpecial to the TimesEAST PALESTINE – In the wake of last year’s train derailment in East Palestine, Norfolk Southern announced plans to fund several projects in the village to help lead East Palestine past the derailment and into a phase of revitalization. A year after the derailment, some of those projects are near completion, while others are yet to be started.