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Wellsville council needs to decide on use of marina improvement grant

WELLSVILLE – A grant for restroom renovations or playground equipment needs used before the end of the year, according to the village’s fiscal officer. Fiscal Officer Hoi Wa Yu reported at the most recent village council meeting that a $25,000 grant the village received for work at the marina has to be used before the end of the year, so a decision needs to be made on how to use the funding. Councilman Aaron Smith said that after pricing playground equipment for Hammond Park, there was not going to be much that could be purchased with the funds. Yu suggested a committee be ...

Community Briefs

EP Eagles sirloin tip and noodle dinner East Palestine Eagles #1506 will hold their monthly sirloin tip and noodle drive thru dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. or until sold out Wednesday. Dinner is sirloin tips and noodles, coleslaw, roll and dessert for $11. Call 330-853-8483 to reserve a meal. Community Day Camp of North Lima soup sale Community Day Camp of North Lima will host a homemade soup fundraiser. Orders will be pre-sale only. Order by calling Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ at 330-549-2169 by Nov. 8. Orders can be picked up on Nov. 14 from 10 to 11 a.m at Calvary United ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas NEW CASES Jenna Smith, Hillcrest Road, Wellsville, vs. Jacob A. Smith, Zanesville; divorce sought. Kevin M. Arnold, Wood Street, East Palestine, vs. Jessica Arnold, Boardman; divorce sought. Dominic S. Pagani, East Fifth Street, Salem, vs. Cassandra P. Pagani, East Fifth Street, Salem; divorce sought. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Buffalo, N.Y., vs. Tyler Doskocil, Jennings Avenue, Salem, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property. Rocket Mortgage, LLC, Dallas, Texas, vs. Michael A. Woodburn Jr., Mohican Trail, Negley, et al.; mortgage ...

United Local High School 1969 birthdays celebration

On Sunday, Oct. 11, the 1969 graduates of United Local High School met to celebrate all of their 75th birthdays this year. They met at “A Cord of Three” in Hanoverton. It was the town school which was built in 1888. Recent renovations have created a very attractive event center. From left, ...

Sentencing reset for driver in East Liverpool murder

LISBON — The sentencing for the man identified as the driver in a 2021 East Liverpool murder case has been reset to 10 a.m. March 8 so he can testify in the Feb. 22 jury trial against a co-defendant, which was a requirement of his plea deal. Travis W. Kidder, 26, Bradshaw Avenue, East Liverpool, appeared in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Monday morning for what was supposed to be his sentencing hearing before Judge Megan Bickerton, but attorneys for both sides presented a joint motion for a continuance. County Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Weeda explained that Kidder ...

POLICE

Sheriff's Office — A deputy responded at 8:57 p.m. Sunday to Center Street, Lisbon in Center Township regarding neighbor troubles. The deputy spoke to both parties involved, with both advised how to proceed and told to call if other issues arise. — A woman on Sprucevale Road, St. Clair Township called at 7:10 p.m. Saturday to request a welfare check on her 4-year-old daughter, who she has been trying to contact and is staying with her father on McAllister Road, Center Township. Deputies spoke with a family member who said the child is fine and with her father, but not at the ...