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County Briefing

Farewell Walk Through The United Board of Education invites alumni and community members to a Farewell Walk Through of the K-12 building from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. The building will be demolished this summer as a new school building, built around the old building, opens in August. Visitors are ...

McFarland case goes to grand jury

LISBON — A former paraprofessional of the Columbiana County Educational Service Center charged with transmitting videos depicting minors engaged in sexual conduct will have his case heard by the county grand jury. John Maramon McFarland, 42, Steubenville Pike Road, Lisbon, waived his right ...

Community Calendar

WED/5-28 County Area Singles, 6 p.m., Das Dutch Haus in Columbiana East Palestine The Way Station, Presbyterian Church, 109 W. Rebecca St., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Council meeting, 7 p.m. Elkton Elkrun Township trustees, 7 p.m., administration building Hanoverton United school board, 6:30 ...

Midland Summer Gallery call for artists

MIDLAND, Pa. – Area artists age 17 and older may submit up to three works for the 20th Summer Gallery, a juried art show and competition scheduled for the July 4th week in the atrium of the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center. Entry forms are available at the Museum of Ceramics in East ...

Lisbon Memorial Day

American Flags wave in the morning breeze during the Lisbon Memorial Day ceremony at Lisbon Cemetery on Monday. (Photo by Stephanie Elverd)

CAA marks 60 years of service to residents

LISBON — A promise made in 1965 to change lives, help people and improve communities remains a promise kept by the Community Action Agency of Columbiana County as the nonprofit marks 60 years of service to residents. “We all believe in and practice the promise — it’s critical to what ...

Columbiana Memorial Day

Members of the Columbiana High School band perform Monday morning during the city’s Memorial Day parade to open up the event. Not pictured, Crestview High School also would appear later. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi)

Salem Public Library summer programs

SALEM – Salem Public Library summer programs are available for registration. All events are free of cost and open to the public. Most events require advanced registration and can be completed online at https://salem-lib-oh.libcal.com/calendar. For registration assistance call the library at ...

Water rescue

Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD)’s Water Rescue Team was called out to Beaver Creek on Friday for a report of a kayak upside down in the water. The kayak was found one-half mile south past the bridge on state Route 170 in Fredericktown. At the time it was unknown if anyone was in the ...

EP update: Samples still out but some sheen is still visible

EAST PALESTINE — Sediment and surface water samples collected during the latest reassessment of Sulphur and Leslie Run are still “under evaluation,” Norfolk Southern recently reported, but according to sheen charts that can viewed at EPA.gov, waterways remain impacted by the 2023 train ...