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National Blood Donation Day

Today is National Blood Donation Day, a day dedicated to encouraging people to donate blood and to thank existing donors. The day is part of National Blood Donation Week, which was established in 2016 during the first week of September, and serves to address the critical need for blood ...

Gary L. Claypool

Gary L. Claypool 1964-2025 LISBON — Gary L. Claypool, 61, of Lisbon, died on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, at home. He was born on Aug. 23, 1964, in Salem, son of Keith and Helen Huston Claypool. Gary worked as a saw operator for Matalco USA and Youngstown Pipe and Supply. He enjoyed spending ...

Contractor chosen to rehabilitate historic fairground bridge

LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners selected The Ohio Bridge Corporation, doing business as U.S. Bridge, to rehabilitate the historic bowstring arch bridge located at the county fairgrounds off of Saltwell Road. The Cambridge firm submitted the low bid of $389,991 for the rehab ...

Liverpool Twp. fire chief back on the payroll, but not duty

LACROFT — Liverpool Township’s fire chief is back on the payroll thanks to legal counsel, but he still is not on duty. During a Wednesday special meeting, Liverpool Township trustees reversed course a tad when they reinstated Dave Ward as township fire chief only to place him on paid ...

Four candidates will rely on voters writing in their name in Nov. 4 election

LISBON — Former longtime Leetonia village administrator Gary Phillips, who previously served as a councilman and as village police chief, filed recently to run as a write-in candidate for a seat on Leetonia village council. Phillips is one of four write-in candidates for the Nov. 4 general ...

West Branch school board race changes again

YOUNGSTOWN — The West Branch school board race has changed again after the Mahoning County Board of Elections held reconsideration hearings Tuesday. The board agreed to put Tonya Dean on the ballot for a West Branch school board seat. Dean filed with 28 signatures. She needed 25 to qualify ...

East Liverpool Council approves rate hike for city garbage collection

EAST LIVERPOOL — Due to absences, city council had enough members in attendance to pass a few action items on first reading; however, it appears that members will have to meet another time later this month to finish the job. During a brief meeting Tuesday night, council (with members ...

Something to crow about: 2025 fair attendance soars

CANFIELD — Less than 24 hours might have passed since the 179th Canfield Fair’s six days of merriment wrapped up for the year, but George Roman still had time to reflect on its successes. Roman, the fair’s director, was back at the fairgrounds Tuesday as its maintenance crews, food ...

HEAP Summer Crisis Program runs through September 30

Community Action Agency’s HEAP Summer Crisis Program (SCP) runs through Sept. 30. Appointments for the HEAP Summer Crisis may be made by calling the automated phone service at 330-892-8880. Scheduled appointments will be Monday through Thursday. Fridays will be same-day appointments only, ...