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The Orchards of East Liverpool and Rehab Suites earn 5-Star CMS ratings

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EAST LIVERPOOL — The Orchards of East Liverpool and The Orchards Rehab Suites have achieved 5 Stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in both Overall Rating and Quality Measures, recognizing the organization’s commitment to quality skilled nursing and rehabilitation care. The achievement continues a tradition of service that began when the Fox family chose to care for an ailing loved one at home in 1952. The Orchards of East Liverpool and The Orchards Rehab Suites opened in 2018, carrying that family legacy forward while meeting the community’s evolving ...

Liverpool Township trustees approve annual forestry mutual aid agreement

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LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP — Trustees approved and signed the annual forestry mutual aid agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Trustees Tuesday approved the Cooperative Agreement for Wildland Fire Suppression Within the Report Payment Areas agreement with the ODNR’s Division of Forestry. The agreement is for Liverpool Township Volunteer Fire Department and other fire departments in the area to respond to and provide mutual aid for wildfires in their jurisdiction and provide a firefighter to function as a liaison between the department and the Division of Forestry. ...

Salem railroad crossings blocked by train Thursday

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Railroad crossings throughout the city were blocked for several hours Thursday after a Norfolk Southern train experienced engine failure in the early hours of the morning. While the railroad crossing on South Lincoln Avenue and Allen Road were cleared by the afternoon, others remained closed ...

2026 East Palestine High School Fall Homecoming Court

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East Palestine High School will be hosting its 2026 Fall Homecoming Game on Friday, Sept. 18 versus Southern Local. The homecoming dance will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19. This year’s Fall Homecoming Court includes, back row, juniors Brad Bartels and Marley Haldiman, sophomores Kade Morrow ...

THE COURTS

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Court News LISBON – A Lisbon man sentenced to at least nine years in prison for threatening to kill a woman while choking her and punching her last fall has appealed his sentence. Frederick E. Krueger, 35, Shelby Road, is appealing his punishment after Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam found him guilty during a trial to the court in August. Washam sentenced him to six years for felonious assault, a second-degree felony, plus an additional three years for strangulation, a third-degree felony, bringing the minimum total to nine years. A 180-day term in the ...

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Upcoming Lepper Library events LISBON — Lepper Library will restart weekly storytimes at 10 and 11 a.m. Tuesdays beginning Sept. 8. Moving and Grooving Tuesdays at 10 a.m. This Storytime is geared toward babies and toddlers. Come sing songs, listen to a story, and play. Older siblings are welcome to join in also. Preschool Story Hour Tuesdays at 11 a.m. Sing songs, listen to stories, and make crafts. Stay and play after the program. Geared toward children 3-5 but younger and older siblings are welcome. Teen Activity Hour Saturday at 11 a.m. Come hang out and play ...