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Memorial service set for retired Salem K-9

SALEM — A memorial service will be held in honor of K-9 Simon Friday. The ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. in the Salem High School Auditorium and will honor the life and service of Salem’s first K-9 officer Simon, who passed away on Dec. 20. The ceremony will be preceded by a ...

On the calendar

TUE/12-30 County Columbiana County commissioners meeting, 9 a.m., downtown courthouse. East Liverpool Needles and Hooks (crochet and knitting group), noon-2 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., pork and sauerkraut with mashed ...

New 4-H officers

At the December meeting of the Can Do Country Kids 4-H Club, officers for 2026 were installed. Advisor Corrie David instructed each new officer on their responsibilities and congratulated them on their election. The new officers are Esther Burch, president; Lydia Burch, vice president; Ruby ...

COUNTY BRIEFING

Soup sale The Columbiana First United Methodist Church will host a soup sale in January. Pre-orders will be needed by Jan. 4. Pickup will be on Jan. 8 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Soups available for order are chicken noodle, stuffed pepper, potato, vegetable, ham and bean, and chili. Call the ...

Domestic relations magistrate entering retirement

LISBON — Longtime local attorney and Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Domestic Relations Magistrate J. Bradley Allison is retiring his robe, vacating the bench and heading south. “I will embrace whatever the next challenge is,” he said. During a recent interview about his pending ...

CCCTC addition remains on track

LISBON — A new transportation addition for the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is moving forward on schedule. During the December Board of Education meeting CCCTC Superintendent Jeremy Corbisello provided an update on the expansion project. He said that meetings are being ...

Salem utilities project nears completion

SALEM — While improvements at the city’s wastewater treatment plant are crossing the finish line, improvements at the water treatment plant remain off-track.  During the city council’s Dec. 16 meeting Utilities Superintendent Butch Donnalley said that phase three improvements at the ...

New Waterford employees depart village

NEW WATERFORD — The village made a few personnel changes recently, with the retirement of Kenny Wilson and resignation of Nick Gates. In December, village council approved Wilson’s retirement as part-time water plant supervisor and road crew member. Wilson worked for the village for 10 ...

2025 brings challenges and transformation for LVFD

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP – For the Liverpool Township Volunteer Fire Department, 2025 was a challenging but transformative year.   Challenges brought about by a major staffing change with former chief Dave Ward’s resignation and the promotion of Firefighter Jacob Russell to chief were met with ...