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United Local treasurer, staff recognized by state auditor

At the May meeting of United Local Schools Board of Education, Dawn Baker of the Ohio Auditor’s Office presented the Ohio Auditor of State Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting and Accountability to Melissa Baker, United Treasurer and her staff. Less than 10 percent of the school ...

CCRTA collects items for Christina House

LISBON – The May meeting of the Columbiana County Retired Teachers Association was held at the Lisbon First United Methodist Church. Nancy Dicken provided the invocation with Jerry Barnes conducting the business meeting. Pat Will presented the treasurer’s report and Gayle Noel, the ...

POLICE

Lisbon — An officer responded to an East Lincoln Way business at 9:03 a.m. May 28 in reference to a semi truck on fire. The officer found the truck parked in a gravel lot across from Bluff Street and observed the driver to be using a hard hat to scoop water from a puddle to attempt to extinguish the fire. The officer used his fire extinguisher to temporarily put out the fire until the Lisbon fire department arrived to extinguish it. — Officers responded to an East Lincoln Way business at 8:40 a.m. May 27 in reference to a 911 hang-up call. Officers spoke with the caller who said ...

Revamped county park board begins reorganization

LISBON — The new Columbiana County Park District Board set new meeting dates, hired a new maintenance worker, elected a new chairman and vice chairman, discussed finances and agreed to request a legal opinion related to a board member also serving on Friends of the Park. Tom Butch was elected chairman and Eileen Dray-Bardon was elected vice chairman after new member Linda Linebaugh suggested the people with experience should be the officers. Both Butch and Dray-Bardon previously served on the board for many years before resigning in the past six months, with Dray-Bardon leaving last ...

BWD adopts public records request policy

WELLSVILLE – A resolution to adopt a public records policy was adopted during the May 21 of the Buckeye Water District (BWD) Board of Trustees. The Public Records Request Policy adopted by the trustees defines public records, the times public records are available for inspection, handling requests, electronic records, denial and redaction of records, copying and mailing costs and a public records request form. Public records are available for inspection at the BWD office during normal business hours, and public records requests will be acknowledged in writing within three days of ...

East Liverpool man pleads guilty to 2025 shooting death

LISBON — Daniel C. Whitley admitted to shooting James E. Powell to death in East Liverpool in 2025, entering a guilty plea Monday to murder and a firearm specification. The 34-year-old whose last known address was Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool will face sentencing at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 10 in ...