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Firefighter injured when multiple departments respond to Forsyth Place fire

EAST LIVERPOOL — An East Liverpool firefighter was injured when falling through a floor while providing assistance to Liverpool Township firefighters at a structure fire at 1180 Forsyth Place Monday night. East Liverpool Firefighter Lt. Josh Coil was taken to the hospital by East Liverpool EMS where he was treated for minor burns and scrapes and released. Liverpool Township Assistant Fire Chief Donny Danvers and East Liverpool Assistant Fire Chief Lance Smith were able to pull him out through a window. “I couldn’t go any further. We were inside, the floor dropped off, ...

Lisbon Schools partner with community groups for Meet the Team event

LISBON — Lisbon Exempted Village Schools celebrated a new tradition on Saturday. The district partnered with several community groups for the inaugural “Meet the Team Community Night.” The evening celebrated the official kick-off to Lisbon’s fall sports season with a parade of ...

County engineer’s office still look for salt solution for the winter

LISBON — Columbiana County Engineer Bert Dawson said his department is still working on a salt issue after receiving no bids for sodium chloride rock salt for the upcoming winter. The bid opening was set for Aug. 5, but instead of bids, the department received three letters from companies who had been invited to bid, all saying they were unable to submit bids, including Morton Salt, Cargill and Compass Minerals. The county had been trying to secure its own salt contract rather than going through the Ohio Department of Transportation contract which had more than tripled in cost from ...

United Local coach shares plans for team room for female athletes

HANOVERTON — A United Local High School coach has unveiled plans for a dedicated team room for girls’ athletic programs, with a separate locker room for visiting teams. Girls Basketball Coach Cory Leek presented plans to the United Local Board of Education in July and August. According to the minutes of the July meeting, Leek said the plan is to convert the current girls’ locker room into the dedicated team room. The new team room would be for all district girls athletics. He added that construction logistics still need to be determined and that construction cannot begin ...

Cunningham gets 25 to life for murder of Smith Township

YOUNGSTOWN — A man who pleaded guilty to murdering a Beloit woman in 2023 will spend at least 25 years in prison. After numerous delays and all manner of legal drama, the family of Gena Wade finally has some degree of closure, after Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony Donofrio ...

Former police chief waives right to preliminary hearing in domestic violence case

LISBON — Former Liverpool Township police chief Jayson Jackson waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday, with his case for fourth-degree felony domestic violence bound over for consideration by the Columbiana County Grand Jury. Jackson, 53, Campground Road, Wellsville, appeared briefly before county Municipal Court Judge Danielle Menning for the latest case. He’s accused of allegedly punching a woman several times during a domestic on July 26 in Liverpool Township. He’s also facing a probation violation hearing at 2 p.m. Oct. 20 after stipulating to probable cause ...