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Butch, Shafer resign from county park board during heated meeting

LISBON — The Columbiana County Park District is looking for a new board member and a new administrative assistant after the resignations of acting board Chairman Tom Butch and administrative assistant Lisa Shafer during a meeting Tuesday that kicked off with accusations and ...

Lisbon council accepts suspended officer’s resignation

LISBON — A suspended Lisbon police officer is now an ex-Lisbon police officer after Lisbon Village Council voted Tuesday night to accept his resignation. Council met briefly in executive session regarding employment of a public employee and then returned to open session to accept the ...

Parent faces criminal charges after making alleged threat

LEETONIA — A school district parent faces criminal charges, after allegedly threatening to bomb Leetonia High School. Erin McGuire, 36, Leetonia, had yelled the threats, peppered with profanity, sometime after 7 a.m. Tuesday outside the school at two passing juveniles unloading from a school ...

Perry Township trustees reorganize

PERRY TOWNSHIP — The Perry Township Board of Trustees re-organized Jan. 5, in its first meeting of 2026. Steve Bailey will continue to serve as the board chairman, with a motion made by trustee Tony Ieropoli and seconded by the board’s newest member Russ Sinsley, who was elected to the ...

Community Calendar

WED/1-14 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Pool Night at Camelot Lanes, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Chester American Legion Post 121 benefit sandwich sale, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. or sold out; sausage and meatball sandwiches and fries available; eat in or carry out. Columbiana Columbiana ...

Former Braking Point owner enters plea in abduction case, will remain in jail

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The former CEO of a local addiction recovery facility, who’s been convicted of federal crimes, remains in the Mahoning County Jail on new charges. Ryan Sheridan, 45, former owner of Braking Point Recovery Center, was indicted late last month, accused of abduction ...

EL admin shares plans for 2026

EAST LIVERPOOL – East Liverpool Mayor Bobby Smith and Safety Service Director Bill Jones are in agreement on what some of the major accomplishments were for East Liverpool in 2025. Jones said that one of the biggest accomplishments was the completion of the salt barn to keep the salt in a ...

ELPD saw decline in drug and domestic calls in 2025

EAST LIVERPOOL – The East Liverpool Police Department saw a decline in the number of calls for drug overdoses and domestic situations in 2025. Police Chief John Lane attributed the decline in drug overdoses and an increase in drug tips and drug search warrants to having an officer on the ...

Tomlin steps down after 19 seasons as coach of the Steelers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Mike Tomlin era in Pittsburgh is over. The longest-tenured head coach in major American professional sports stepped down from his job leading the Steelers on Tuesday after yet another quick playoff exit. The announcement came a day after the end of his 19th season in ...