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Humane society pauses intake after seizure of over 100 animals

Local News August 12, 2026

SALEM — The Columbiana County Humane Society has temporarily paused intake of animals following the seizure of more than 100 animals Monday. In a statement posted on the humane society’s Facebook page Tuesday, humane agent Fabian Pike announced that the humane society “temporarily closed [its] intake until [it] can find homes for some of [its] new and current residents.” The closure comes after “the humane crime unit seized 113 animals from an undisclosed location in Columbiana County” Monday, including dogs, cats, chickens, roosters, pigs, emus, a pheasant, rabbits, and ...

Heavy rains flood local communities, closes roads

Local News August 12, 2026

LISBON — The rains came down heavy Tuesday morning, leaving scattered power outages, lots of flood waters in hard-hit Hanoverton and other flood-prone spots and some road closures, too. “Hanoverton got hammered,” Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency Director Peggy Clark ...

Sankovic offering minimally invasive treatment to relieve chronic back and leg pain

Local News August 12, 2026

SALEM – People with chronic lower back and leg pain from lumbar spinal stenosis now have a specialized outpatient treatment that can help restore mobility and quality of life – without major surgery. Ryan Sankovic, M.D., a double board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and ...

New playground among summer projects for Southern Local

Local News August 12, 2026

SALINEVILLE – When pupils return to Southern Local Elementary School in a few weeks, they will find many things to do on its new playground, one of several improvements to the Southern Local campus this summer. Produced by Wisconsin-based BCI Burke and sold and installed by Snider ...

On the calendar

Local News August 12, 2026

WED/8-12 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Woodworth Park, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 County Columbiana County Board of Elections, 1:30 p.m., board office Columbiana County Veterans Service Commission, 2 p.m., CCVSC office East Palestine Drop-In Book Club, 6:30 p.m., East Palestine Library Hanoverton United Local school board, 5:30 p.m., media center Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 6-8 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7250 Lisbon Road; information at 330-271-1661. Minerva Minerva Chamber free stargazing night, 9 p.m., Great Trail Golf ...

THE COURTS

Court News August 12, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Rebecca L. Warner, Pittsburgh, Pa., and William G. Warner, Allen Drive, Lisbon; dissolution sought. Amanda Dotson, Rea Drive, Salem, vs. Randolph Dotson Jr., Lake St. Louis, Mo.; divorce sought. Westlake Services, LLC, doing business as Westlake Financial Services, Los Angeles, Calif., vs. Matthew J. Huseman, North Market Street, East Palestine; collection sought of alleged $15,513 debt. Mark Seaman, Prospect Street, Salem, vs. Ann Fought, Rootstown, et al.; damages sought for personal injury/insurance claim from 2025 traffic crash. DOCKET ENTRIES Lesa Anne ...