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Career center's time change to provide more lab experience

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LISBON — The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center has started the new school year with the new class time change that is expected to give students more lab time. The change was approved by the board of education earlier this year, effective for this school year. As a result, instead of beginning the day at 7:50 a.m. classes are now starting at 7:45 a.m., resulting in an additional five minutes per day, which translates to a new daily career lab time of 179 minutes. An increase in lab time also translates to more career-tech funding from the state. In addition to the ...

Humane society seeks information in case of abandoned dogs

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SALEM — The Columbiana County Humane Society is asking the public for any information they may have about dogs abandoned on the side of the road in cages. According to a statement posted to the humane society’s Facebook page, the humane society is asking anyone with information about the neglect and abandonment of eight dogs discovered in “filthy crates” along Trinity Church Road near state Route 518 at 11:50 p.m. Friday to contact the organization at 234-575-1400. All calls will be kept confidential. “If you have any video footage or trail camera images from the area, ...

East Palestine school board partnership addresses workforce readiness

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EAST PALESTINE — The East Palestine School District has partnered with a non-profit organization to help with workforce readiness and career-technical education partnerships. The Board of Education approved a contract in August with Team Workforce of Youngstown at a cost of $197,465. According to the agreement, Team Workforce will provide leadership and coordination for the district’s workforce readiness, career-technical education partnerships, career pathways, business engagement and post secondary transition initiatives. Services included in the contract include the Life ...

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Trash will be collected in East Liverpool on Labor Day Trash is being collected from East Liverpool residents on the upcoming Labor Day holiday. The city refuse and recycling department employees are scheduled to work Monday, Sept. 7. Residents whose trash is normally collected on Monday are asked to have their carts set out at the curb for pick up as usual. Trash service will not be affected on any of the city routes by the national holiday. Patrol plans OVI sobriety checkpoint this week The Ohio State Highway Patrol will operate an OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired ...

Funding provided for local drug abuse response teams

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COLUMBUS — Three local agencies have received funds to help communities connect survivors of opioid addiction to treatment and recovery. The Columbiana County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board will receive $126,198, the East Palestine Police Department $24,315and the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office $144,942.91. The office of Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson has awarded more than $2.5 million in grants for the current fiscal year to help communities. “Overdose survivors need urgent, hands-on support to break the cycle of addiction,” Wilson said. “These grants ...

New court dates set in case of dead horses

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LISBON — Upcoming court dates were set Monday in the case against Heather J. Birkmire, who is accused of cruelty to animals in the deaths of five horses last year at Pure Gold Stables in Salem Township. Dates were set for a status conference hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 28, and a jury trial at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 12 during a brief pretrial hearing Monday. No changes were made to the bond or its conditions in the case. Birkmire, 46, Eagleton Road, Lisbon, who was in attendance Monday, has been out of jail under a $5,000 recognizance bond, with a condition of bond that she’s not ...