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Robotics, grading scale discussed in Columbiana

COLUMBIANA — Robotics took centerstage at the Columbiana Board of Education meeting on Tuesday. The board congratulated team “1984” which placed first at the Ohio VEX IQ State Championship on March 2. The team of Oliver Vennetti, Chase Dujas, Ayden Rosario and Michael Conrad will next ...

United school board hears from fifth-grade student journalists

HANOVERTON — The United Local School District Board of Education heard from four fifth-grade students practicing journalism at school during its regular meeting Wednesday. Colton Wright, Ben DuVall, Tatym Sigler, and Tyler Marhefka described to the board how they and the nine other fifth ...

On the Calendar

MON/3-18 Boardman DARE Singles Group, meet at DQ on Market Street for dessert, 7 p.m.; 330-729-0127 Canfield Mahoning County Public Health Fiance Committee, 8:30 a.m., Canfield Fairgrounds Administration Building East Liverpool Carnegie Library, Toddler Time Winter 2024, 10 a.m. for ...

County Briefing

Calcutta boil order lifted The Buckeye Water District’s boil advisory for the Calcutta area has been lifted. EL meeting canceled The East Liverpool Planning and Expansion Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled.

Annual Lincoln Day Dinner held

SALEM — The annual Lincoln Day Dinner came to Salem Friday. The annual event, which sees Republican party members, donors, and elected officials from the local, county, state, and federal levels come together to fundraiser and prepare for election, was held at the Timberlane’s Complex ...

Three seek Jan. 3 GOP nomination for county commissioner

LISBON — Incumbent Columbiana County Commissioner Roy Paparodis is facing a re-election challenge in his bid for the Republican nomination Tuesday from businessman, farmer and tradesman Duane Nickell and teacher/farmer Danielle Burch. All three will appear on the Republican ballot for the ...

NS dealt another blow in court

EAST PALESTINE — A federal judge rejected Norfolk Southern’s claim that the company was protected under federal law in a bid to toss out a class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on behalf of nearly half a million residents impacted by last ...

Culvert cleanup to be added to work plan in EP

EAST PALESTINE — The final of five underground culverts will be cleaned as part of the recently-approved Sediment Mitigation Measures Work Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports. The work plan is meant to remedy the contaminated waterways now that the sheen assessment ...

Benefit to be held for EL resident battling cancer

EAST LIVERPOOL — A benefit is scheduled for East Liverpool resident and cancer victim Charlotte Wright by Bernadette Blakeley. According to Wright, shortly before Christmas she fell ill and sought treatment at East Liverpool City Hospital. She was initially diagnosed with a severe UTI ...