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Goodwill Center anticipates mid-fall-early winter opening in East Liverpool

EAST LIVERPOOL – The multipurpose Goodwill Center in East Liverpool is estimated to be open and operational by mid-November at the earliest and early January at the latest. The Goodwill Center, which will house a Goodwill retail store and place for donations on the first floor and 21 offices for social services and training organizations on the second, will be located at 115 W. Fifth St., which Goodwill will be leasing from owner Kimpres Real Estate LLC, whose president is Erik Liber, Lisbon. This will be the location of the main campus for Goodwill services in the area, but there ...

East Liverpool Fire Department conducts zero visibility training

East Liverpool Firefighters are constantly training when on duty. Firefighter Shayne Hamilton works with Firefighter Clayton Elliot on how to follow a hose in a house with zero visibility and remove clutter or debris from out of the way during a house fire. Elliott is wearing his hood ...

New court dates set in case of dead horses

LISBON — Upcoming court dates were set Monday in the case against Heather J. Birkmire, who is accused of cruelty to animals in the deaths of five horses last year at Pure Gold Stables in Salem Township. Dates were set for a status conference hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 28, and a jury trial at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 12 during a brief pretrial hearing Monday. No changes were made to the bond or its conditions in the case. Birkmire, 46, Eagleton Road, Lisbon, who was in attendance Monday, has been out of jail under a $5,000 recognizance bond, with a condition of bond that she’s not ...

Career center’s time change to provide more lab experience

LISBON — The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center has started the new school year with the new class time change that is expected to give students more lab time. The change was approved by the board of education earlier this year, effective for this school year. As a result, instead of beginning the day at 7:50 a.m. classes are now starting at 7:45 a.m., resulting in an additional five minutes per day, which translates to a new daily career lab time of 179 minutes. An increase in lab time also translates to more career-tech funding from the state. In addition to the ...

East Palestine school board partnership addresses workforce readiness

EAST PALESTINE — The East Palestine School District has partnered with a non-profit organization to help with workforce readiness and career-technical education partnerships. The Board of Education approved a contract in August with Team Workforce of Youngstown at a cost of $197,465. According to the agreement, Team Workforce will provide leadership and coordination for the district’s workforce readiness, career-technical education partnerships, career pathways, business engagement and post secondary transition initiatives. Services included in the contract include the Life ...

Humane society seeks information in case of abandoned dogs

SALEM — The Columbiana County Humane Society is asking the public for any information they may have about dogs abandoned on the side of the road in cages. According to a statement posted to the humane society’s Facebook page, the humane society is asking anyone with information about the neglect and abandonment of eight dogs discovered in “filthy crates” along Trinity Church Road near state Route 518 at 11:50 p.m. Friday to contact the organization at 234-575-1400. All calls will be kept confidential. “If you have any video footage or trail camera images from the area, ...