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Local fire departments train in simulated bus crash

LISBON—Three local fire departments conducted a collaborative training scenario simulating a bus crash with the help of a local business Saturday. The Lisbon, Hanover Township and Winona Volunteer fire departments participated in a special training scenario Saturday simulating a crash in ...

No jail or fine for East Palestine woman in animal neglect case

LISBON — An East Palestine woman who had 21 animals seized from her home earlier this year for unsanitary conditions received a suspended 90-day jail term, no fine and will have two cats returned to her. Jennifer Albert, 39, West Main Street, appeared in Columbiana County Municipal Court Monday morning with her defense attorney Frank Williams for a pretrial which turned into a plea and sentencing in the criminal case. Albert pleaded no contest and was found guilty of one count of prohibitions concerning companion animals, with three additional counts of the same misdemeanor charge ...

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Salem — A person attempting to kick in a man door of the garage of a vacant home was reported in the 300 block of East Sixth Street. Officers checked the garage and the residence but did not locate any signs of forced entry. — A domestic in progress was reported in the 900 block of West Wilson Street at 9:59 p.m. Monday. The caller advised that they were not injured, but a physical altercation did occur and that the other party had left the residence prior to their arrival. The caller completed a statement to document the incident and had the other party trespassed from the ...

Lawsuits filed for non-disclosure of possible long-term health effects of derailment

LISBON — A Cleveland law firm filed 10 additional lawsuits recently on behalf of area residents against their attorneys, a doctor and others they say failed to disclose the possible long-term health impacts from the 2023 East Palestine train derailment. The latest lawsuits were filed Friday afternoon in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court by an attorney with Winter Trimacco Co., with many of the same claims of a similar lawsuit filed last month. The causes of action outlined in the lawsuit included legal malpractice, claiming the attorneys acted for their own benefit, breach of ...

East Liverpool Chaplaincy to Host Singspiration

The East Liverpool City Hospital Chaplaincy will host its annual singspiration Sunday at the First Methodist Church of downtown East Liverpool. The event will be held at 6 p.m. This event will feature local church choirs, soloists, and instrumentalists as well as special guest ensembles Rhythm ...

Water main break leaves thousands without water

CALCUTTA — A water line break in Calcutta has left thousands from Calcutta, Glenmoor, Elkton and Lisbon without water for more than 24 hours after a contractor digging to install fiber optics into the ground struck and broke the water line on John Campbell Road close to the intersection to Township Line Road Monday morning. Buckeye Water Superintendent John Gentile said the company was boring into the ground and ran into the 16-inch line that feeds all of Calcutta. Gentile noted that the location of the water line was marked. As of 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon Buckeye Water ...