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DAHS Winter Homecoming Court

Lisbon’s David Anderson High School Winter Homecoming Court includes, from left, Jayden Smyth, Lylah Brown, Madelyn Marshalek, Abby Ammon and Emelia Cook. The homecoming crowning takes place during the varsity homecoming game Friday. The homecoming games begin with junior varsity tip-off at ...

Woman accused of Leetonia bomb threat waives right to preliminary hearing

LISBON — A woman accused of threatening to blow up the Leetonia K-12 school waived her right to a preliminary hearing, with her case bound over for consideration by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for a first-degree felony charge of making terrorist threats. Erin M. McGuire, 36, Chestnut ...

Lisbon man sentenced in child porn case loses appeal

LISBON — A Lisbon man sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for multiple felony counts related to his possession of nude images of children recently lost his appeal. Matthew Spack, 39, state Route 172, had filed the appeal with the Seventh District Court of Appeals in Youngstown to ...

Salem council overrides mayor’s veto on updating housing code

SALEM — City council voted to override a rare mayoral veto in its meeting Tuesday. Mayor Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey informed council on Jan. 7 that she would veto an ordinance updating the city’s housing code which was passed in its Jan. 6 meeting. The ordinance made sweeping language changes ...

Liverpool Township assigns ELFD as primary emergency ambulance provider

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP — The Liverpool Township Board of Trustees adopted a resolution Tuesday to assign the East Liverpool Fire Department as the township’s primary 9-1-1 emergency ambulance service effective March 1. The resolution while assigning ELFD notes that this does not take away ...

CCBDD approves intent to operate school

LISBON — The Columbiana Board of Developmental Disabilities began its first meeting of the year on Wednesday by approving the operation of school-age services at the Robert Bycroft School for the 2026-2027 school year. Superintendent Bill Devon said it is required by the state annually to ...

Community Calendar

THU/1-22 Beloit Chicken and biscuit drive-thru dinner, 4-6 p.m., Bunker Hill U.M.C 15096 W. Middletown Road. Homemade chicken and gravy with homemade biscuits, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, coleslaw or applesauce and cake. $12 adult, children 4–12, $6. Carry-out only until gone. ...

Upcoming events at Rodman Public Library

ALLIANCE – Rodman Public Library will host a variety of events in the coming weeks. Cookbook Club After taking a break for the holidays, Rodman Public Library’s Cookbook Club will resume meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Cookbook Club, a group for cooking and baking enthusiasts, meets on ...

Jason Aldean, Eric Church to headline two-day YLIVE

Jason Aldean will make his first Youngstown appearance, and Eric Church will play his first local show in 14 years as 2026’s YLIVE headliners. Aldean will perform July 10, and Church will play the following evening. For the first time since 2019, YLIVE will return to Youngstown State ...

County Briefing

OSU Alumni Club scholarships Local high school seniors considering attending The Ohio State University in the fall are reminded the OSU Alumni Club of Columbiana County offers five competitive $1,000 scholarships. To apply for one of these scholarships the student must have applied to the ...