Maureen Bone, de 12 años, ganó el Columbiana County Spelling Bee, avanzando a la competición nacional en mayo. Maureen Bone, 12, won the Columbiana County Spelling Bee, advancing to the national competition in May.

Maureen Bone, de doce años, de Beaver Local, ganó la Abeja Mágica del Condado de Columbiana al deletrear correctamente "octonocular", asegurando su posición en el 100o Scripps National Spelling Bee en Washington, D.C., del 27 al 29 de mayo. Twelve-year-old Maureen Bone from Beaver Local won the Columbiana County Spelling Bee by correctly spelling "octonocular," securing her spot in the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., from May 27-29. Bone, que anteriormente ocupó el segundo lugar, representará a su condado a nivel nacional, donde competirá contra otros campeones de condado. Bone, who previously placed second, will represent her county at the national level, where she will compete against other county champions. La abeja local contaba con 41 deletreadores, cada uno un ganador de su abeja del distrito escolar. The local bee featured 41 spellers, each a winner from their school district bee.