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Canfield man indicted in crash that killed state trooper Nicholas Cayton

CANFIELD — Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson came to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Canfield Post on Friday to announce that Ryan Rach, 36, of Canfield, has been indicted on a charge of third-degree felony aggravated vehicular homicide with a specification of a peace officer victim in the ...

Lisbon community yard sale continues

Moms of Scout Troop 2092 host a parking lot sale at Lisbon First United Methodist Church as part of Lisbon’s first community yard sale, which continues today. A map is posted to Mayor Peter Wilson’s Facebook page, with at least 50 residents and groups taking part. Pictured from left are ...

Driver accused in fleeing pedestrian death faces felony charges

LISBON — The driver accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian and then fleeing the scene the evening of Feb. 4 on Bradshaw Avenue in East Liverpool is now facing felony charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide. Tracy C. Quimby, 34, Jackman Street, East Liverpool, was served Thursday with the secret indictment issued last month by the Columbiana County Grand Jury. The charges, all third-degree felonies, include aggravated vehicular homicide and three counts of failure to stop after an accident. The indictment alleges that Quimby caused the death of Braidy Ingram, 64, of ...

Salem council approves union contracts with firefighters, municipal employees

SALEM — City council approved two new union contracts in its meeting Tuesday. Following a near hour-long executive session for the discussion of personnel matters council unanimously approved collective bargaining agreements with Salem Firefighters Local 283 of the International Association of Firefighters, and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2701, which represents employees of the street, traffic and safety, and parks departments as well as some city hall personnel. Councilman Jim Harrington, who chairs the city’s finance committee, ...

Man sentenced for impaired driving has case remanded to trial court

LISBON — A man sentenced to prison last year for allegedly being impaired during a 2023 crash which seriously injured a woman is out of jail after an appeals court agreed his blood sample wasn’t refrigerated properly. Christopher C. Mele, 66, Lucretia Lane, Columbiana, appeared for a status hearing Friday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court with his defense attorney David Betras before Judge Megan Bickerton. The case was remanded back to the trial court after the recent ruling by the Seventh District Court of Appeals. A new trial date was set for 9 a.m. Oct. 13 in Common ...

DTF recovers suspected cocaine during warrant execution in East Liverpool

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Columbiana County Drug Task Force (DTF) assisted by East Liverpool police officers recovered trafficking amounts of suspected cocaine Wednesday. Officers also recovered a digital scale and packaging material consistent with trafficking during the warrant execution at ...