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Company shows interest in leasing CCCTC land

LISBON — A company may be interested in leasing land owned by the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center. Career Center Superintendent Jeremy Corbisello told the board of education recently that a local oil and gas company approached him about wanting to lease the school’s ...

Liverpool Twp. road department employees get raises

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP — Liverpool Township Road Department employees are getting a pay increase along with a switch to summer hours. Township trustees Tuesday night approved both the pay increase and switch to summer hours following an executive session for personnel/compensation ...

Leetonia alters lease with Norfolk Southern

LEETONIA — Village council had a slight change of plans regarding the property leased from Norfolk Southern earlier this year. Assistant Village Administrator Roman Ferry explained Thursday that instead of the initial one-year lease agreement Leetonia had been pursuing with NS, members ...

Still Climbing

The site of the former Firestone Funland in Columbiana is empty except for the old Lion drinking fountain. Construction of Phase 1 for a new playground is expected to be completed this year and Phase II is being planned for next year. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Search warrant execution at Leetonia home leads to soft lockdown of schools

LISBON — Suspected narcotics and a firearm were found Thursday morning during the execution of a search warrant within a half mile from the Leetonia K-12 campus, triggering a brief soft lockdown of the facility. According to Jesse Smith, director of the Columbiana County Drug Task Force, ...

Couple pleads not guilty to child sex crimes

LISBON — A man and a woman from the same North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem address charged with rape and multiple other sex-related acts against two children entered not guilty pleas during arraignment Thursday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Mark E. Knight, 57, is facing 15 counts ...

New status hearing set for man accused of being other shooter in 2021 murder

LISBON — A new status hearing is set for 1 p.m. June 10 in the aggravated murder case against Curtis D. Holland, the man identified by prosecutors as the other shooter allegedly involved in the 2021 murder of Brycen Douglas. Holland, 30, Dewey Avenue, East Liverpool, wasn’t transported ...