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Beloit man pleads guilty to 56 counts of pandering obscenity

LISBON — A Beloit man accused of possessing multiple images of minors engaged in sexual acts entered guilty pleas Friday to 56 of the 85 counts against him for pandering obscenity, with sentencing set for 10:20 a.m. July 10. Joseph Paul Sabella, 39, Stanley Drive, pleaded guilty in ...

Wellsville council discusses road repair ordinance

WELLSVILLE – Village council is continuing to work with the Buckeye Water District to repair roadways damaged during projects. At its previous meeting in April, council requested village solicitor Chris Weeda to draft an ordinance requiring the Buckeye Water District (BWD) to repair any ...

Aggravated murder plea hearing scheduled for June 1

LISBON — A plea hearing is now scheduled at 1:30 p.m. June 1 in the aggravated murder case against Daniel C. Whitley for the May 2025 shooting death of James Powell. During a status hearing Friday, Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton said attorneys for both sides ...

Rulli bill would protect questionable thyroid medicine

Congressman Michael Rulli, R-Salem, introduced legislation to protect access to an animal-derived thyroid medicine that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration expressed concerns about regarding its “safety and effectiveness.” Rulli, whose district includes Mahoning and Columbiana ...

East Ohio College School of Nursing holds pinning ceremony for graduates

CALCUTTA – On April 24 East Ohio College hosted its annual pinning ceremony for graduates of its nursing program. The ceremony was held at the Beaver Local High School in East Liverpool, where 22 nursing program graduates and their loved ones attended to celebrate the culmination of their ...

COUNTY BRIEFING

Hanoverton Memorial Day celebration Hanoverton will be celebrating Memorial Day on Sunday, May 17 at 2 p.m. at Betz Park at the gazebo on U.S. Route 30. United High School band will lead off the short parade at 1:45 p.m. The speaker will be District 79 state Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel. In case ...

Canfield Fairgrounds hosts first-ever Ag Day

CANFIELD — The story is often told of the little boy who was asked where his food comes from and replies the grocery store. While it is in a sense true, it goes a little deeper and fourth graders around the county got to experience where it all begins during the first-ever Ag Day at the ...

Calendar

SAT/5-9 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bowling at Boardman Lanes, 6:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Canfield Holborn Herb Growers Guild’s 2026 Herb & Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Floral Building #44 on the Canfield Fairgrounds; cash and check only; for information contact Virginia ...

Ohio Attorney General Yost resigns

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican who’s held statewide office for more than 15 years, is resigning, effective June 7, to join a Christian conservative legal advocacy group — a move that may create a domino effect among other executive branch positions. Yost is leaving his ...