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Liverpool Twp. road department employees get raises

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP — Liverpool Township Road Department employees are getting a pay increase along with a switch to summer hours. Township trustees Tuesday night approved both the pay increase and switch to summer hours following an executive session for personnel/compensation ...

Leetonia alters lease with Norfolk Southern

LEETONIA — Village council had a slight change of plans regarding the property leased from Norfolk Southern earlier this year. Assistant Village Administrator Roman Ferry explained Thursday that instead of the initial one-year lease agreement Leetonia had been pursuing with NS, members ...

Still Climbing

The site of the former Firestone Funland in Columbiana is empty except for the old Lion drinking fountain. Construction of Phase 1 for a new playground is expected to be completed this year and Phase II is being planned for next year. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Search warrant execution at Leetonia home leads to soft lockdown of schools

LISBON — Suspected narcotics and a firearm were found Thursday morning during the execution of a search warrant within a half mile from the Leetonia K-12 campus, triggering a brief soft lockdown of the facility. According to Jesse Smith, director of the Columbiana County Drug Task Force, ...

New status hearing set for man accused of being other shooter in 2021 murder

LISBON — A new status hearing is set for 1 p.m. June 10 in the aggravated murder case against Curtis D. Holland, the man identified by prosecutors as the other shooter allegedly involved in the 2021 murder of Brycen Douglas. Holland, 30, Dewey Avenue, East Liverpool, wasn’t transported ...

Couple pleads not guilty to child sex crimes

LISBON — A man and a woman from the same North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem address charged with rape and multiple other sex-related acts against two children entered not guilty pleas during arraignment Thursday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Mark E. Knight, 57, is facing 15 counts ...

On the calendar

FRI/4-3 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins, 5 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Calcutta Good Friday Fish Fry, 3-7 p.m., Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department Station 10, 15445 Pugh Road. Tickets are $10 and include dine in or carry out of fish dinners with choice of sides ...

COUNTY BRIEFING

Calcutta VFD fish fry The Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department will hold its Good Friday Fish Fry from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Station 10, 15445 Pugh Road, Calcutta. Tickets are $10 and include dine in or carry out of fish dinners with choice of sides of french fries, macaroni and cheese coleslaw. ...