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Columbiana County Fair wraps up 181st edition

The 181st annual Columbiana County Fair concluded Sunday headlined by the fan favorite combine and traditional demolition derbies. The fair’s final day also featured a catholic mass, church service, and the junior fair super showmanship contests. (Photos by Morgan Ahart)

Flying high

Everly Giannone, 4, Salineville, enjoys a fair ride at the Columbiana County Fair Friday. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

The Wonderdog Show entertains fairgoers

LISBON — Tracy Custer, St. Louis, Missouri, and Ariel Faith, Cincinnati, Ohio entertained fairgoers on Friday with performances of their Wonderdog Show. The Cincinnati-based Wonderdog Show has a variety of dogs trained as frisbee dogs, agility dogs and trick dogs who give performances at ...

Master gardners share their knowledge at the fair and beyond

LISBON — For master gardeners Terri Ruggiero, New Waterford, and David Burnham, Canfield, their paths to becoming master gardeners couldn’t have been more different. But now since becoming certified as master gardeners in the same class at Ohio State in 2024, they share a common love of ...

Ramaswamy, Acton take positions on data centers

With data centers popping up in Ohio and creating controversy, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton, who are running for governor, are taking positions on them. Ramaswamy said Thursday that he has three nonnegotiable requirements for data centers — they must ensure that Ohio families who live near them receive free electricity by providing power or compensation that directly lowers residential electric bills, they must pay their full property taxes, and they must comply with strict air and water quality standards while prioritizing brownfield and industrial ...