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County champ to represent Beaver Local for the second year in a row

LISBON — Will Beaver Local repeat as a Columbiana County spelling bee champ for the second year in a row? Only time will tell, as last year’s county champ Maureen Bone advanced to the 2026 event with a win in Thursday’s district contest to represent her school again.  Bone ...

Columbiana County Microfilm Board to be abolished

LISBON — The Columbiana County commissioners agreed Wednesday to abolish the county Microfilm Board as no longer needed due to changes in technology and no need for microfilming of records. “There are several counties that have done this,” county Recorder Jim Armeni said. Armeni by ...

Discussions continue in WFD’s request to go to county dispatch

WELLSVILLE – Discussion continued over the Wellsville Fire Department wanting to switch from a self-dispatch station to the county dispatch center, with no resolution during Tuesday’s meeting of the Wellsville Village Council. During the public portion of the meeting, Chief Jeremiah Cole, ...

Leetonia eyes income tax increase

LEETONIA — With unanimous passage of its final reading Wednesday night, village council is asking for voters’ approval in May of its half percent income tax increase. At the end of last year, village officials proposed the ballot issue replace a property tax, which funds its police and ...

Lisbon Landmark Foundation will hold art show, pancake breakfast

LISBON — The Lisbon Landmark Foundation will hold an art show/pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Feb. 21 to celebrate the village’s 223rd birthday by immortalizing three historic areas through artwork by McKinley Elementary students. Stevie Halverstadt, a member of the foundation, shared ...

Salem meets requirements regarding phosphorous discharge

LISBON — Since the city of Salem complied with all requirements of a consent decree agreement with the state of Ohio over a phosphorous discharge issue that dated back to 2002, the consent order is now terminated. Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam issued the judgment ...

Siblings take first place spots in East Liverpool spelling bees  

EAST LIVERPOOL — After a two hour delay due to weather, the East Liverpool Junior High School Spelling Bee kicked off with 13 seventh- and eighth-grade students participating.   After six rounds, Crystal Colon, eighth grade, emerged as the winner when she correctly spelled equestrian. ...

SNOW ADVISORIES

Leetonia parking ban A Snow Emergency Parking Ban for the Village of Leetonia will be in effect from 4 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Tuesday due to the upcoming winter storm that could drop 8 to 12 inches of snow on the area. Do not park on village streets during this time, as the street department ...

On the calendar

FRI/1-23 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins in Boardman, 5 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; White Sale 30 percent off. East Liverpool VFW Post 66 Bingo, 6:30 p.m.; 25 cents a card, ...

Calcutta Rotary Club guest speaker

The Calcutta Rotary Club met Thursday at the Peter Metrovich Community Center. The guest speaker was Lisa Painter, deputy director at ELCPR. Painter discussed the East Liverpool Heritage Bike and Walking Trail, including the group’s fundraising target, the location of the trail and future ...