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East Liverpool schools superintendent says school year off to great start

EAST LIVERPOOL – East Liverpool schools are off to a great start, according to the superintendent. Superintendent Jonathan Ludwig told board members during their August meeting, noting the past month had been busy with tremendous amounts of preparations, collaborations and significant accomplishments taking place to make the first day of school possible. Ludwig expressed his appreciation and gratitude to a number of district employees, including Joy Bock for her coordination of the summer meal program and improvements to the Westgate cafeteria; John Freeman and the building and ...

ELFD gifted multitool from Arcwood

EAST LIVERPOOL – The East Liverpool Fire Department Tuesday received of a new Genesis Combi Tool donated by Arcwood Environmental. Chief Antony Cumo said he is appreciative of the new tool, noting it will be a great asset to the department which can use it for fires, car accidents or force ...

Man arrested at Mahoning County Dems tent at fair

CANFIELD — A man was arrested by Mahoning County Sheriff’s deputies at the Mahoning County Democratic Party tent at the Canfield Fair on Sunday afternoon. Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield, is at the Mahoning County jail on charges of felony assault and disorderly conduct, according to jail ...

Dispatching supervisor position created in East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE — A new position is being created in the village to supervise and train police dispatchers. Village Council gave first reading to legislation during the Aug. 24 meeting that establishes an agreement between the FOP Union and the village to create the new position. “The dispatcher supervisor position is a job that the police chief and department in general has determined is necessary to properly supervise and train our dispatchers. The primary responsibility is being the primary trainer for the department for dispatchers, as well as the person responsible for ...

East Liverpool mayor seeks input in housing problems

EAST LIVERPOOL – Mayor Bobby Smith is asking council and community members for input, suggestions or advice on how to deal with the housing issues the city is dealing with at the Columbiana Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) locations in the city. Smith said in addition to hygiene, bedbugs, roaches and/or mice infestations, the number of calls city services receives from three of those sites is extremely high, with the police receiving 935 calls to these locations and fire/EMS responding over 300 times. Smith noted that out of Columbiana County, CMHA offers low income housing ...

Three juveniles detained after shooting incident near Canfield Fairgrounds

CANFIELD (WKBN) – Three juvenile males from Warren have been taken into custody following a shooting incident that happened near the Canfield Fairgrounds on Fairground Boulevard Sunday night. Canfield Police Chief Chuck Colucci says the search for the juveniles involved was comprehensive, involving 15 Canfield officers, 20 sheriff deputies and several K-9 units. “With the drones, all the police officers and the canines, we did segment off all different areas, and then we expanded the boundaries as far as we possibly could,” Colucci said. “We also reached out to hospitals, ...