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CCCTC enters oil and gas lease for over 52 acres

LISBON — The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center has entered into an oil and gas lease for 52.77 acres of district-owned land. During the May board of education meeting the board approved leasing the land to Hilcorp Utica, LLC of Houston, Texas, for $26,387. The five-year lease translates to roughly $500 per acre in revenue for the district. Additionally, the lease includes a 17 percent royalty to be paid to the district by Hilcorp for any oil and gas produced. The acreage consists of 10 parcels in Center Township and the lease allows for the drilling—horizontally, ...

Washingtonville, Leetonia observe Memorial Day

Leetonia Sons of American Legion Post 131 Commander Dave Winters, left, and Alan Dickens of the Leetonia American Legion Riders offer their salutes during the raising of the flag. (Photo by Mary Ann Greier)

Wellsville council votes to rebid lease for Wellsville Reservoir

WELLSVILLE — Village council this week voted unanimously to rebid the lease on the Wellsville Reservoir after receiving one bid that came in substantially lower than the amount for which it was leased last year. The bid received was $2,490 for a 12-month lease for surface use only of the reservoir. Council decided to reject the bid due to the getting $8,000 for a 12-month lease last year. Following discussion on whether or not leasing the land would interfere with mineral rights, and coming to the determination that it shouldn’t due to the lease being for surface use only, ...

St. Clair Township trustees approve transient vendor license for solar company

CALCUTTA — St. Clair Township trustees Monday night approved a transient vendor license for a solar company to go door-to-door. The 90-day permit approved for Trinity Solar, based in New Jersey, allows the company to do door-to-door sales of solar panels for residential property owners. Trustee Robert Swickard said since they went through the required process, he doesn’t know how they can deny the request since they did follow all the rules. Trustee Jordan Willaims agreed with him. It was noted that the township has legislation in place prohibiting the solar farms, but ...

East Palestine High School seniors awarded scholarships

The East Palestine Alumni & Friends Scholarship Association was established in 1986. Over the past 40 years, over $400,000 has been awarded to East Palestine High School Seniors to further their educational goals. This year, the association presented 12 exemplary students at EPHS with ...

Crestview speller to represent county at national bee

LISBON — Crestview eighth grader Caitlin Clonch said she’s looking forward to just soaking in the experience of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. “I’m probably just going to wing it,” she said, admitting she hasn’t really studied. The 2026 Columbiana County Spelling Bee Champion ...