Ken Beadnell of Kensington competed in the 5500 class with both his Farmall Type M and Farmall 560 at the Columbiana County Fair. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)

LISBON — Federally-funded afterschool programs at two school districts in Columbiana County will continue uninterrupted since the funding is available. During the most recent Columbiana County Educational Service Center Board of Directors meeting ESC Superintendent Marie Williams expressed ...

LISBON — A trial date of Oct. 14 remains set in the attempted murder case against a man accused of injuring a juvenile during a shooting in Wellsville on April 27. E’mory Nazay Chiles, 20, Independence Square, Wellsville, appeared in the custody of sheriff’s deputies, accompanied by ...

LISBON — Elvin EJ Tisdale, who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for aggravated murder and other charges for the 2021 death of Brycen Douglas, had paperwork filed to challenge his conviction and sentence. Defense attorneys Paul Conn and Coleen Hall Dailey ...

LISBON — A new contract was awarded to the Beaver Local Education Association as the district prepares for the new school year. The new three-year contract approved by the Board of Education in July for the BLEA is effective Sept. 1, 2025 through Aug. 31, 2028. “We appreciate the ...

SALEM—Salem and Perry Township officials remain divided on the matter of a cooperative economic development agreement between the city and township to govern the terms of future annexations. Officials from both municipalities convened in a joint session Wednesday to discuss the current ...

Evaluations requested for former police officer facing multiple charges for threatsLISBON — Competency and sanity evaluations are being requested for former police officer Matthew Elser, who’s facing multiple charges for allegedly making threats against a judge, the prosecutor’s office ...

SALEM—Firefighters responded to a fire at an East Euclid Street business Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to a ceiling fire at Quaker City Castings at 8:39 a.m. Thursday. According to the fire report, when firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was observed coming from the roof and a ...

Congratulations to Minor Insurance Agency, Lisbon Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Month for July. The Minor Insurance Team is actively involved in the community. Front from left, Mandy Flory - Minor Insurance, Carly Brock - LACC; back, from left, Mark Hall - LACC, Marissa McCoy, ...

SALEM—The finance committee forwarded a proposal to create a new full-time city position to the city council for approval. During the committee’s meeting Tuesday Mayor Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey presented a proposal create a new full-time IT Director position and to hire Eric Wagner to take ...