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Ice Cream Social on Saturday The Friends of Beaver Creek State Park are holding an ice cream social as part of the monthly Village Comes Alive from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday in Pioneer Village. The public is invited to come enjoy many flavors of homemade ice cream, watch grain being stone ground in Gaston’s Mill and tour the historic buildings which will be open and manned by the group’s volunteers. Wellsville Village Yard Sale Eyes on Wellsville is again sponsoring the Wellsville Village Yard Sale on Saturday, Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Permits are available now until July 31 ...

Barnyard Buddies learn about Hillcrest Farms operations

The Barnyard Buddies 4-H Club had two exciting meetings during May and June that provided members a chance to learn, explore and have lots of fun together. In May, the club members visited Hillcrest Farms for a tour of the farm’s greenhouse. Members learned how the greenhouse operates, ...

Business owner says landfill dust has left property covered in mud

NEGLEY (WKBN) — A local business owner has been cleaning up much more than debris from Sunday’s storms. He instead found his property to be a muddy mess. Steve Yanni moved to Negley for the convenience of his home being a stone’s throw away from his jobs. He owns Bulldog Motorsports and volunteers at Negley Volunteer Fire Department. Behind his property is the PennOhio Negley landfill, which he believes has left a coating of dust on the road below. “You try to try to work with them, be neighborly and this, that and the other, but the dust is, I mean, you can see it out ...

Students get hands-on science education during Camp Invention

COLUMBIANA – Students of Heartland Christian School in Columbiana recently spent a week experiencing what it is like to create a product, develop a proposal and market the product. The students in grades two through six participated in Camp Invention, a nationally recognized summer STEM ...

Sewer system project in Hanoverton starting after contract awarded

LISBON — The project to help qualifying residents connect to the new sewer system in Hanoverton is finally starting after Columbiana County commissioners recently awarded the contract to Murphy Excavating LLC for $147,000. Murphy submitted the lone bid the second time around after the project was rebid this spring. Chief Deputy Sanitary Engineer Troy Graft of the county Engineer’s Office said the contract is for 120 days, with completion of the work expected in October/November. Three bids were previously received, but rejected in April by the engineer’s office which said ...

East Liverpool to search options for winter salt purchase

EAST LIVERPOOL – East Liverpool will be searching for other options for winter salt. Safety Service Director Bill Jones informed council members during Monday’s meeting the city received notice of a significant price increase for road salt for the 2026-2027 winter season. Jones told council members that last year’s price under the State of Ohio Salt Purchasing Contract for the 2025-2026 season was $58 per ton. This year there has been a 262% increase, with this year’s price at $151.85 per ton. The contract East Liverpool has with the state is for 2,000 tons, which would cost ...