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Railroad safety  

Shawn Bruderly, a presenter with Operation Lifesaver, talks to Columbiana Middle School students about railroad track safety. He reminded them that shortcuts across railroad tracks don’t save time if one ends up injured or deceased due to an unexpected encounter with a locomotive. He also ...

Kent State, NEOMED create pathway to Doctor of Pharmacy Degree

KENT — Kent State University’s College of Applied and Technical Studies (CATS) is partnering with the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) to provide a pathway for students to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.).  The journey begins on a Kent State Regional Campus through ...

On the calendar

SAT/11-1 Beloit West Branch High School Class of 1970, 10 a.m., Brickhouse in Sebring Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 20 per cent off red, white and blue. Beetlejuice Jr. (special needs production), 8 p.m., Columbiana Arts Theater; ...

COMMUNITY CORNER

Williamson reappointed to state vision board  Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday reappointed Rebecca J. Williamson Brown of Salem to the State Vision Professionals Board for a term beginning Oct. 31, 2025, and ending March 22, 2028. Quilt group to meet That Quilt Group I Belong To (TQGIBT) will ...

SLES builds minds, machines with VEX IQ Robotics Program

SALINEVILLE – Southern Local Elementary students are building their minds and machines for the school’s VEX IQ Robotics program. Now in its fourth year, the program has an official home in a former computer lab in the SLES library and 32 fourth-and fifth-graders gather four times a week ...

Public gets detailed look at Crestview campus

COLUMBIANA — A more detailed look at the new PreK-12 Crestview Local Schools campus was presented to the public recently. “We were just excited to be able to show what the community voted for. I am especially excited for the taxpayers, community and students for the school,” District ...

Insurance opt-out no longer offered by the CCESC

LISBON — A health insurance opt-out stipend offered to Columbiana County Educational Service Center employees is now off the table. The CCESC Governing Board passed a resolution to terminate the opt-out stipend during the Oct. 21 meeting. The move was made in response to learning it could ...

Senior services renewal levy on ballot

LISBON — Columbiana County voters will be asked Tuesday to renew a 0.5-mill senior services levy for another five years to continue supporting services that promote independence and safety for county residents age 60 and older. This will be the third time the levy is up for a vote after ...