In the village of East Palestine, four new businesses and 18 building permits were issued. New businesses include a Dollar Tree, coffee shop and new places for pet grooming.

It's a good sign the village is making a comeback, according to Mayor Trent Conaway.

"That is our plan, that's our goal to get some new faces in town and you know, hopefully have economic development and be back to the close knit town we once were," Conaway said.

Conaway hopes these new businesses will attract more people to the area and spur economic development as well as overall enthusiasm, after a rough couple years.

The Norfolk Southern Environmental Response suggests the cleanup process is still ongoing.

"The past week or so we did some work in sulfur run, here," Chris Hunsicker said. "We treated the bank of

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