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Wellsville council hires full-time police officer

WELLSVILLE — Village council members Tuesday unanimously approved Lt. Marsha Eisenhart’s request to hire Ryan McKee on as a full-time officer for the Wellsville Police Department to fill a vacancy previously created by a resignation. Eisenhart said the McKee, who has officially started working with the department, has just graduated from the police academy and is ready to go. Eisenhart noted the department currently has a lot of overtime with vacations and officers off. Village Administrator Jerry Medley said the village employees were busy cutting grass and he is waiting on ...

East Liverpool Police Department to purchase new body cams

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool City Council unanimously approved the purchase of new body worn cameras for the East Liverpool Police Department during Monday’s City Council Meeting. The police department will purchase 19 new body worn cameras, which is enough to provide each officer and the chief with a new one at a total cost of $60,160. To go along with the ordinance approving the payment for the body cameras, council members approved an ordinance for Police Chief John Lane to accept a grant award in the amount of $21,034 to go toward the purchase price. The grant was ...

Cheering on the champ

New Waterford man pleads not guilty to kidnapping woman from Columbiana daycare parking lot

LISBON — A New Waterford man accused of kidnapping a woman from a daycare parking lot in Columbiana and forcing her to a secluded area while armed with a pistol entered a not guilty plea to the indictment, which includes a first-degree felony kidnapping charge. Jason N. Hartsough, 48, state Route 558, appeared for arraignment and a pretrial Friday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton, accompanied by his defense attorney Joseph Ohlin. Besides the kidnapping charge, the indictment against Hartsough includes a firearm specification, fourth-degree felony ...

Heggy’s awarded over $69,000 for damage from neighboring demolition

LISBON — The parties in the case filed by Heggy’s in Salem against a contractor who caused damage to the restaurant while demolishing the building next door agreed to a judgment to Heggy’s totaling $69,268. The agreed judgment entry signed by Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton was file stamped June 4, with the judgment in favor of Heggy’s Alliance and Salem Gen 3 LLC, Alliance against defendants Veterans Energy and Construction Services, LLC, with addresses in East Liverpool and Akron, and against Kevin Kerr, East Liverpool, a principal of the ...

On the calendar

SAT/6-6 Beloit West Branch High School Class of 1970, 10 a.m., Brickhouse in Sebring Safety Committee, 6 p.m., council chambers Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 30 percent off shoes, purses, sleepwear. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. Brier Hill film screening, 6 p.m., Columbiana Arts Theater (The CAT); tickets and additional information are available at: www.AtTheCAT.com. East Liverpool Community yard sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., East Liverpool Christian School, 46682 Florence ...