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Wellsville received funding for marina renovations

WELLSVILLE — The village has received funding for renovations at the marina. Fiscal Officer Hoi Wah Yu reported to council Tuesday the village has been awarded $25,000 from the Charles M. Pugliese and Thelma M. Pugliese Charitable Foundation. She noted that the grant could also possibly be used toward matching funds for CDBG Plus dollars. Wah said she applied for the grant in March. Council unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the village to accept the grant. In other business, Mayor Bob Boley noted people have been asking about the fountains on Broadway Street, and ...

East Palestine school board approves teacher union contract

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine teachers will earn wage increases over the next two years now that the Board of Education has approved a new contract with the East Palestine Education Association (EPEA). The board approved the new two-year contract with the EPEA following negotiations. As a result certified staff, which are teachers, will earn a 2 percent increase in base wages the first year and 3 percent the second year. Federal grants will supplement some certified staff wages, according to the district’s five-year financial forecast. The district is still in negotiations with ...

Former Liverpool Township police chief in trouble again

LISBON — Former Liverpool Township police chief Jayson Jackson is facing another domestic violence charge, this time a felony, for punching a woman several times during a domestic which started Sunday night. Jackson, 53, Campground Road, Wellsville appeared via video for arraignment Monday morning in Columbiana County Municipal Court for a fourth-degree felony charge. A preliminary hearing is now set for 1 p.m. Aug. 3. He was released from the county jail Monday after posting bond, which was set at $30,000 cash or surety. As part of the judgment entry, Judge Danielle Menning ...

On the calendar

TUE/7-28 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bocce at Boardman Park, 5:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Calcutta Calcutta Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Peter Metrovich Community Center Canfield American Red Cross blood drive, 1 - 6 p.m., South Range Elementary School County Columbiana County Board of Elections, 8:30 a.m., board office East Liverpool Finance and Labor Committee, 8:30 a.m., council chambers Needles and Hooks (crochet and knitting group), noon-2 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine EPCIC, 10 a.m., municipal building East Palestine Library, ...

East Liverpool school board approves new staff and personnel changes

EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool Board of Education Thursday welcomed new staff members who were present and approved multiple resignations, hirings and staff changes. Resignations were approved for Howard Williams, high school math teacher, wrestling coach and assistant football coach, and Erica Ward, eighth grade volleyball. Both resignations are for the 2026-2027 school year. Ward was then approved for the 2026-2027 school year for volleyball as varsity assistant and Ryan Smith was approved for volleyball, seventh grade. Hirings or renewals were approved for 11 ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas NEW CASES Velocity Investments LLC, Wall Township, N.J., vs. Sara L. Foster, Gromley Road, Salem; collection sought of alleged $20,655 debt. Capital One, N.A., Independence, vs. Dakota M. Maple, Haessly Road, Hanoverton; collection sought of alleged $3,036 debt. Credit Acceptance Corp., Columbus, vs. Patrick L. Marshall, state Route 39, Wellsville; collection sought of alleged $16,831 debt. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Orange, Calif., vs. Jennifer Galanis, John Avenue, East Liverpool, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for John Avenue, East Liverpool ...