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Local News September 25, 2026

FRI/9-25 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. New fall selections. East Liverpool VFW Post 66 Bingo, 6:30 p.m.; 25 cents a card, five cards for a $1, 50 cents coverall; pizza and fresh popcorn available for purchase East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. East Palestine Library, Document Shredding Event, 10 a.m.-noon; Friends of the Library Flavors of Fall, 1 p.m. EPHS Class of 1958, 11:30 a.m., Das Dutch Haus in Columbiana East Palestine Moose Fish Fry, 4 to 7 p.m., carry out only, ...

Property owners reminded about second-half real estate taxes

Local News September 24, 2026

LISBON — Columbiana County property owners are reminded the deadline for paying their second-half real estate tax bills falls on Oct. 2, which is next Friday. County Treasurer Bryan Blakeman talked about the deadline during the county commissioners meeting Wednesday, saying he did a quick check in the morning and learned there have been more than 1,000 online payments so far using the new online payment system. Tax payments must be received by the due date or postmarked by the due date to avoid any statutory penalties. The new online payment platform is operational through ...

Delta Kappa Gamma visits the Gardens at Hippley Village

Local News September 24, 2026

COLUMBIANA – The Columbiana County Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers’ Honorary met recently in Columbiana at The Gardens at Hippley Village. A tour of the facility whose first garden was constructed in 1999 was provided by owner John Hippley. The property features eight gardens and ...

Commissioners award first phase of Dresden Avenue manhole project

Local News September 24, 2026

LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners on Wednesday awarded the Dresden Avenue manhole rehabilitation and replacement Phase 1 project to the lone bidder, Advanced Rehabilitation Technology. County Sanitary Engineer Bert Dawson recommended the awarding of the contract to the company headquartered in Bryan, Ohio for $408,525. Chief Deputy Sanitary Engineer Troy Graft said the project will begin within a month. The bid was higher than the funding lined up for Phase 1 of the project, so he said the contractor will just do the amount of manholes covered by the funding and the county ...

POLICE

Police News September 24, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — A woman on Georgetown Road, Knox Township reported at 10:16 p.m. Saturday that her neighbor on Homeworth Road was yelling at her and her dogs when she was outside on her property. — A man on Forbes Road, Madison Township reported at 9:35 p.m. Saturday that the skirting on his mobile home was damaged. — A man on state Route 45, Center Township called at 7:27 p.m. Saturday to report multiple items inside his residence have been moved around, possibly by the home health aide. — A man on Carmel Achor Road, Middleton Township reported at 4:26 p.m. Saturday ...

More details emerge in contractor arrest

Local News September 24, 2026

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — More details have emerged in the arrest of a local businessman, and the song remains very much the same. A fourth-degree felony warrant that contributed to the arrest Friday of John P. Bartos III arose from a Beaver Township woman’s claim that she paid him $6,000 for windows and a patio door he never installed. Bartos, 43, was arrested Friday at a Boardman hotel on four outstanding warrants. Court records showed that one of those was issued by Mahoning County Canfield Court Judge Molly K. Johnson in connection with the Beaver Township charge filed in ...