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Local hospitals recognized for advancing care for heart disease, stroke

YOUNGSTOWN – The East Liverpool City Hospitaland Aultman Alliance Community Hospitalhave been recognized by the American Heart Association for advancing quality care for heart disease and stroke. The two hospitals are among 102 across the state the heart association is recognizing through the Get With The Guidelines quality improvement programs. Nationwide, more than 3,000 hospitals take part in these efforts, helping ensure patients receive care aligned with the most up-to-date, research-based treatment guidelines. Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 4 causes of death ...

Columbiana Buckeye Girls State delegates

Benjamin Firestone Unit #290 American Legion Auxiliary in Columbiana co-sponsored four students from Columbiana High School that attended Buckeye Girls State (BGS) 80th annual session held at Bowling Green State University in June 2026. Delegates attended the August Auxiliary meeting along ...

Humane society pauses intake after seizure of over 100 animals

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

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 ...