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Elections board director predicts over 50% voter turnout

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LISBON — The Columbiana County Board of Elections allocated voting machines and ballots to get ready for the Nov. 3 election, issuing a reminder that the deadline to register to vote is 9 p.m. Monday. The board met Thursday to discuss preparations for the general election and Director Kim Fusco made an early prediction for turnout. “I’m going to say 50-55%. I think it’s going to be over 50% this time around,” she said. The turnout for the last gubernatorial election in 2022 was 53-54% in the county. The board office at 7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon will be open longer hours ...

Robin Yocum to visit RPL as Fogle Author on Oct. 12

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ALLIANCE – Robin Yocum is no stranger to the Ohio Valley or Rodman Public Library. A native of Brilliant in Jefferson County, the Ohio Valley is a place that he knows and loves and it has long provided the backdrop for all of Yocum’s fiction. Meanwhile, Rodman Public Library must feel ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A suspicious vehicle was reported at 9:02 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Morris Road, Elkrun Township. A deputy came across a white Amazon van that matched the caller’s description and saw no other vans. — A deputy at 7:16 p.m. Wednesday spoke with a woman on Holmeswood Drive, Butler Township, in reference to her 17-year-old grandson driving a dirt bike on the public roadways without a license plate or valid driver’s license. She was advised if her grandson is observed operating the dirt bike on public roadways, he will receive a citation and the dirt bike ...

Beaver Local High School earns national recognition

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COLUMBIANA — The Beaver Local High School has earned the recognition of being the top-ranked high school in the region by the U.S. News & World Report. The publication named Beaver Local as the Best High School in the Salem Metro Area, placing it among the top-ranked high schools in the region. The U.S. News & World Reportranks all public high schools across the nation each year based on how well they do with regard to college readiness, state assessments and graduation rates. Of the 18,000 public high schools ranked, Beaver Local came in within the top 16 percent nationwide at ...

West Branch FFA members attend Farm Science Review

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BELOIT — On Sept. 23, members of the West Branch FFA Chapter traveled to London, Ohio, to attend the 2026 Farm Science Review. Students, along with their FFA advisors, spent the day exploring exhibits and learning more about the many different parts of the agriculture ...

THE COURTS

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Common Pleas NEW CASES Regina L. Ward, Pancake Clarkson Road, Negley, vs. Dollar General Corporation, Goodlettsville, Tenn. and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Columbus; appeal of claim denial. Finwise Bank, Chicago, Ill., vs. Jason Blystone, Ohio Avenue, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $4,093 debt. Robert D. Trummer, Hampton Place, Salem, vs. Unemployment Compensation Review Commission, Columbus, et al.; appeal of claim denial. LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Jason Starcher, Hartley Road, Salem; collection sought of alleged $37,802 debt. LVNV ...