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ELHSAA collecting items for annual online Pottery Auction

EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool High School Alumni Association will once again be collecting pottery items for consignment or donation for its annual online Pottery Auction. Anyone wishing to contribute pottery items may drop them off at the Alumni Center during the following ...

Pullies celebrate 60 years of marriage

WELLSVILLE – Mr. and Mrs. James (Bessie Lue) Pullie Sr. of Wellsville will celebrate 60 years of marriage Aug. 29. Mr. Pullie married Bessie Lue Wells at Mount Saini Fire Baptized Holiness Church in Wellsville. Mr. Pullie worked at J&L Steel Mill, retiring in 2002. Mrs. Pullie worked ...

Secretary of State visits Columbiana County Board of Elections

LISBON — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said voter participation went up, not down since Ohio started requiring photo IDs to vote. Now voters are being asked to make that requirement part of the state constitution by passing state Issue 3 on the Nov. 3 ballot. “This makes it ...

East Palestine school board approves classified union contract

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine School District classified staff will receive a 75 cents per hour raise in their new two-year agreement approved by the board of education this month. The Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE) union raise is for each year of the contract. The new contract is effective July of this year through June of 2028. With the raise factored in the new salary schedule for union members in 2027 starts at $14.27 per hour for instruction monitor aides with zero years of experience and ends at $19.01 per hour for instruction monitor aides with 30 ...

New Waterford seeking water plant supervisor

NEW WATERFORD — The Village of New Waterford is working to fill the water plant supervisor position. Village Council approved Brandon Gates’ resignation during the August regular meeting. Gates served as the water plant supervisor for nearly seven years before tendering his resignation. Mayor Shane Patrone said after the meeting that Gates submitted his resignation due to accepting a position with the City of Salem’s water department. “The position is temporarily filled while we work toward training another certified operator,” Patrone said. In other matters during ...

Knox school building to re-open Monday following threat investigation

BELOIT — The Knox school building will re-open Monday following threats directed toward the building online. The building will remain closed today. It has been closed since Wednesday after the West Branch Local School District was notified of threats of violence posted online which remain under investigation. Superintendent Matthew Manley said that the building, which houses the district’s preschool, Small Wonder Daycare, and classrooms utilized by the Columbiana County Educational Service Center, will re-open on Monday. A police officer will be stationed at the building from 6 ...