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Local News August 1, 2026

SAT/8-1 Beloit West Branch High School Class of 1970, 10 a.m., The Brickhouse in Sebring Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 40 percent off all bottoms. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool ELHS Men’s Class of 1956 Breakfast, 9 a.m., Two Smart Cookies Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center open 1-5 p.m.; Flint Knapping Demonstration, 1-4:30 p.m. Greenford Green Township Fire Department Association 81st annual Fireman’s Festival, dinner at 4:30 p.m., music at ...

REAL ESTATE

Court News August 1, 2026

Butler Township Wilmington Savings Fund Society to Mitchell Seymour and Paige Bailey, home on Georgetown Road; $82,275 Center Township John and Agnes Hoover to Levon J. Horst, other residential structures on Miller Road; $85,000 Columbiana Robin K. Woods to Steven H. Kevern, home on Seventh Street; $340,000 Rae Ann Chamberlin Stoy et al to Steven J. and Dianna Lynn Garofalo, condo on Timberline Drive; $300,000 Ross R. Shahan to KDC Properties V LLC, 1.099 acres commercial vacant land on Waters Edge Lane; $50,736 East Liverpool Elsie M. Franklin to Tikva 2024 LLC, home on ...

THE COURTS

Court News August 1, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES John Bay, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, vs. Heather Bay, Covington, Ky.; divorce sought. Glorie L. Weingart, Pembrooke Drive, Salem, and Danny L. Weingart, Buckeye Avenue, Salem; dissolution sought. Cynthia M. Austin, Cherry Street, Homeworth, and Eric R. Austin, Alliance; dissolution sought. Lori Cowan, executrix of the estate of Jerry L. Wines, Highland Colony Street, East Liverpool, vs. Prime Healthcare Foundation-East Liverpool, doing business as East Liverpool City Hospital, Hilliard, et al.; damages sought for claims of alleged medical ...

Civil War program planned at River Museum Sunday

Local News August 1, 2026

Tim Brookes will present a program on the Civil War at the River Museum, 1003 Riverside Ave., Wellsville, Sunday. The museum is open 1 to 4:30 p.m. and the program will be presented at 2 p.m. (Submitted photo)

Bid opening set for work at Columbiana softball, baseball fields

Local News August 1, 2026

COLUMBIANA — A bid opening is set for Aug. 10 for civil work for the new softball and baseball fields for the Columbiana School District. District Superintendent Dr. Don Mook said the bid process began last week with a meeting with potential construction companies. He said the bid opening will take place just before the regular board of education meeting on Aug. 10. “This is for the softball and baseball field civil work. The turf will be set to go for request for proposal to turf companies to add the actual turf and rubber to the surfaces,” he explained. The district is ...

POLICE

Police News August 1, 2026

Salem — An e-bike was reported stolen in the 1200 block of East Sixth Street at 6:21 p.m. Wednesday. Officers found that the matter was a misunderstanding and that the bike had been taken on accident. — A dispute was reported in the 200 block of Jennings Avenue at 4:36 p.m. Wednesday. The caller advised that they had been in a verbal argument with the other party and told them to leave. — A distraught person was reported in the 500 block of East Third Street at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday. It was determined that one of the parties involved believed that someone in the residence had ...