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Crestview bus drivers hone skills at South Range event

COLUMBIANA — Local bus drivers were given the chance to hone their safety skills during an event hosted at South Range Schools this month. Crestview School District Transportation Supervisor Annette VanHorn provided an overview of the event to the Crestview Board of Education during its regular meeting. VanHorn said the Safety Day was an “eye opening experience” that helped drivers learn exactly how to respond in various instances. For example, bus drivers were given a demonstration on what to do if a bus were to overturn on its side and how to properly get students out ...

Leeonia Sportsman Club Kids Day

Over 600 youth attended the Leeonia Sportsman Club Kids Day Saturday, trying their hands at activities such as fishing, canoeing, bird house building, target shooting, archery and slingshot. Food was provided for everybody. (Photos by Gary Leininger)

Man convicted of assault with a firearm appeals sentence

LISBON — A Lisbon man sentenced to at least nine years in prison in August filed an appeal recently to challenge his punishment. Hunter Congrove, 23, state Route 45, could face a maximum 12 years in prison if the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections chooses to keep him inside at the end of the nine years, dependent on his behavior in jail. He was sentenced to six to nine years for the felonious assault, a second-degree felony, a concurrent 12 months for the third-degree felony tampering with evidence charge and a mandatory additional three years for using a gun, ...

Salem Storybook Trail available today at Waterworth Memorial Park

SALEM — The parks department and Salem Public Library are inviting the public to join them for the debut of a new book at the Storybook Trail. The Storybook Trail, located at Waterworth Memorial Park, will debut its next family friendly story today with Mo Willems’ “The Pigeon Needs a ...