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New paint

Lisbon’s downtown Gazebo is sporting a facelift thanks to a grant from Home Depot and a group of volunteers who devoted 10 hours on Saturday getting the job done. Home Depot paid for the makeover, and even sent a team of volunteers to help clean, scrape, prime and then paint the stairs, base ...

Clean-up update turns into debate over public health

EAST PALESTINE — An update of the clean-up of the 2023 train derailment turned into a plea to acknowledge the rail disaster’s impact on public health, as resident Jami Wallace pushed back at the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) stance that the agency has no authority to ...

Elections board certifies candidate, liquor option petitions

LISBON — The Columbiana County Board of Elections certified 111 nonpartisan candidate petitions and four local liquor option petitions for the Nov. 4 general election, then added two more candidates after ruling their petitions were valid. “That’s a lot of hard work there,” Director ...

Community Calendar

WED/8-13 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Woodworth Park, 7 p.m.; 330-729-0127 Columbiana Rummage Sale, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center, 1899 West Garfield Road Celebrating Seniors is hosting a cooking class presented by OSU Extension, 10 a.m., First ...

Sherrod Brown expected to seek a return to the US Senate in 2026

COLUMBUS, (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the U.S. Senate next year, giving Democrats a likely boost as they wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber. Brown has not yet made a formal announcement, but people ...

Domestic violence trial moved to next month

LISBON — A jury trial that was supposed to start today against former Liverpool Township police chief Jayson Jackson for domestic violence has been canceled until next month. Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge Kelly Linger granted a motion for continuance filed by Jackson’s defense ...

Leetonia resident wins top prize on scratch-of game

LEETONIA — An unidentified resident won the top prize on a $30 Royal Riches scratch-off game ticket recently purchased at DP Fuel on state Route 7 in New Waterford, according to the Ohio Lottery Commission. After choosing the lump-sum cash option, the man received $720,000 after taxes. ...

Goshen trustees approve resignation of police officer

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP — The board of trustees approved the resignation of a township police officer in a special meeting Tuesday. Immediately following the start of the special meeting for the discussion of personnel matters, which was advertised with the possibility of disciplinary action of an ...

SLP receives grant from Ohio Arts Council

LISBON – Stage Left Players has been awarded a $7,769 grant from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) for Fiscal Year 2026. The grant was approved during the OAC board meeting on July 30, following a competitive application process and panel review. This funding, made possible through the State of ...

Dellick is guest speaker at PERI meeting

At the August meeting with the Public Employee Retirees Chapter 18, guest speakers were Honorable Judge Theresa Dellick and Magistrate Gina DeGenova from Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center. As juvenile crimes affect the local communities, judges, legislators and professionals across the ...