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84-year-old woman missing in Columbiana

COLUMBIANA (WKBN) — The Columbiana Police Department has issued an alert for a missing 84-year-old woman. Shirley Johns drove away from her Columbiana residence at noon Tuesday and hasn't returned. She is white, 5 feet and 5 inches tall, weighs 155 pounds and has blonde hair and green ...

Former substitute teacher gets over 8 years in prison for child porn

LISBON —A former Columbiana County substitute teacher and paraprofessional accused of possessing videos depicting minors engaged in sex acts is on his way to prison for more than eight and a half years after facing sentencing Monday. John M. McFarland, 43, Chesapeake, Va., formerly ...

East Liverpool CIC OKs use of property for flag football practice

EAST LIVERPOOL – The East Liverpool Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) voted during Thursday’s full board meeting to allow the East Liverpool Flag Football League to use CIC owned property on Maryland Avenue for practice. The property is at 500 Maryland, which is the former site of ...

Pretrial set for woman who threatened to blow up Leetonia school campus

LISBON — A pretrial was set at 9:15 a.m. June 22 for Erin M. McGuire, the woman accused of threatening to blow up the Leetonia K-12 school in January. McGuire, 37, Chestnut Street, Leetonia, had her case transferred back to Columbiana County Municipal Court after the county Grand Jury ...

Salem downtown committee forwarding DORA changes to council

SALEM — The downtown committee discussed potentially revising a long-time restriction of the city’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) ahead of its pending renewal. First approved by the city council in 2019, the DORA allows people to purchase alcohol from a participating bar or ...

Jury trial remains June 2 in murder case

LISBON — A jury trial remains set June 2 in the aggravated murder case against Daniel C. Whitley for the May 2025 shooting death of James Powell, but with another status hearing set for 1:40 p.m. May 8. Whitley, 34, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, appeared in the custody of Columbiana ...

No new tax issues sought in Mahoning County election

The May 5 primary ballot has nothing but renewal tax levies for Mahoning County voters. Schools, townships and villages will have renewals before their voters, and everyone will decide on a county sales tax renewal. The Mahoning County sales tax renewal is for a 0.25%, five-year sales and ...

Lisbon woman indicted for Sebring stabbing

YOUNGSTOWN — A Lisbon woman charged with stabbing a man in Sebring was among about a dozen people indicted last week by a Mahoning County grand jury. Ashley Hill-Birkhimer, 31, was indicted on a charge of felonious assault, a second-degree felony, after she was arrested in early February at ...

On the calendar

TUE/4-14 Beloit United Quilt Guild Sew and Social, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., West Branch Booster Hall, 26701 U.S. Route 62; bring sewing machine and snacks, all fabric and patterns provided Calcutta Calcutta Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Peter Metrovich Community Center Columbiana MCTA Executive ...

COUNTY BRIEFING

Ladies Spring Tea The Eastern Star Crystal Chapter #18 will be sponsoring a Ladies Spring Tea on Saturday, April 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the East Liverpool Masonic Temple ballroom on 422 Broadway St. Tickets cost $25 per person. For more information, email Karen Jones at ksjones3@comcast.net ...