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Kiducation holds vendor market

Kiducation in Wellsville recently held its first Community Vendor Market. The Kiducation Financial Literacy group set up a booth featuring homemade organic products, T-shirts and pins, and a hot dog sale. Jenna Myers was the mastermind behind the event. (Submitted photo)

nature+nurture maker’s market returns Saturday for 4th annual celebration of makers, nature, creativity and community

SALEM – The 4th annual nature+nurture maker’s market returns to Historic Downtown Salem Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., once again coinciding with Freed Fest and bringing together kidpreneurs, artisans and makers, local organizations, educators, musicians, and families for a day celebrating creativity, craftsmanship, curiosity and community. This year’s market features more than 30 vendors and community guests, wrapping the downtown block around nature+nurture. Highlights include The Ohio State University Department of Entomology’s interactive United Titanium Bug Zoo, a ...

2026 Columbiana County Fair opens with ceremony, 4-H royalty crowning

LISBON — The 2026 Columbiana County Fair is officially underway. The 181st annual Columbiana County Fair officially kicked off Monday with the presentation of a new royal court and a celebratory ceremony and ribbon cutting attended by local, state and federal officials. The 2026 4-H Royal ...

City council renames chambers to honor the late John Torma

EAST LIVERPOOL — It was an emotional meeting for East Liverpool City Council Monday as council members honored late President John Torma during the first regular meeting since his passing on July 28, including renaming the chambers in his honor. President Pro Tempore John Mercer opened the ...

Crestview school board hires new maintenance supervisor

COLUMBIANA — A new maintenance supervisor has been hired for the Crestview Local School District. The board of education approved giving Evan Schneider a two-year limited administrative contract and fringe benefit packages during the July regular meeting. Schneider was one of many who applied for the position that was vacated by Jay Radman upon his recent retirement. As part of his contract Schneider will make $73,343 a year as maintenance supervisor. In other matters during the meeting the board approved setting school lunch prices at $3 for elementary, $3.10 for middle ...

Man serving life in prison loses appeal of conviction for 2024 Wellsville shooting death

LISBON — Jeno L. Wall, the man sentenced to prison for the rest of his life for killing Robert E. “Hubba” Herron on Sept. 9, 2024 in Wellsville, recently lost his appeal, with the appellate court finding his claims of error lacked merit. The Seventh District Court of Appeals ruled that sufficient evidence supported his convictions for aggravated murder and intimidation of a witness. “Witnesses testified at trial that (Wall) became increasingly agitated as he repeatedly searched for the victim, struck the victim with a gun when he found him, and shot the victim in the back ...