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Local News September 1, 2026

Trash will be collected in East Liverpool on Labor Day Trash is being collected from East Liverpool residents on the upcoming Labor Day holiday. The city refuse and recycling department employees are scheduled to work Monday, Sept. 7. Residents whose trash is normally collected on Monday are asked to have their carts set out at the curb for pick up as usual. Trash service will not be affected on any of the city routes by the national holiday. Patrol plans OVI sobriety checkpoint this week The Ohio State Highway Patrol will operate an OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired ...

Funding provided for local drug abuse response teams

Local News September 1, 2026

COLUMBUS — Three local agencies have received funds to help communities connect survivors of opioid addiction to treatment and recovery. The Columbiana County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board will receive $126,198, the East Palestine Police Department $24,315and the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office $144,942.91. The office of Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson has awarded more than $2.5 million in grants for the current fiscal year to help communities. “Overdose survivors need urgent, hands-on support to break the cycle of addiction,” Wilson said. “These grants ...

New court dates set in case of dead horses

Local News September 1, 2026

LISBON — Upcoming court dates were set Monday in the case against Heather J. Birkmire, who is accused of cruelty to animals in the deaths of five horses last year at Pure Gold Stables in Salem Township. Dates were set for a status conference hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 28, and a jury trial at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 12 during a brief pretrial hearing Monday. No changes were made to the bond or its conditions in the case. Birkmire, 46, Eagleton Road, Lisbon, who was in attendance Monday, has been out of jail under a $5,000 recognizance bond, with a condition of bond that she’s not ...

On the calendar

Local News September 1, 2026

TUE/9-1 Chester Brooke Hancock Food Security Team, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 600 Indiana Ave.; schedule appointment at 304-748-7850 Ext. 1002 Columbiana City council, 7 p.m., city hall East Liverpool Needles and Hooks (crochet and knitting group), noon-2 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room City council, 7 p.m., city hall; finance committee, 6:45 p.m., discuss grant for the St. Clair Avenue paving project East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., Swiss steak in tomato gravy with parsley potatoes and vegetable, $9; ...

Bayou to Buckeye bringing authentic Cajun food to the region

Local News August 31, 2026

EAST LIVERPOOL – The building located at 500 Walnut St. in downtown East Liverpool, which has been home to a beauty school, a diner, several pizza shops and most recently City Soup, is now home to Bayou to Buckeye, a restaurant that serves up authentic southern style Cajun food. Owner ...

THE COURTS

Court News August 31, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Arin Noel Altomare, Parkview Drive, Columbiana, and Teresa Lynn Newsome Altomare, Columbus; dissolution sought. Pamela Hough, Salem Alliance Road, Salem, vs. Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Columbus, and West Branch Nursing Home LTD, doing business as Pleasant View North Retirement Center, Warren; one case for appeal of claim denial and one case for a refile of 2025 case. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Orange, Calif. vs. Cynthia R. Smith, also known as Cynthia R. Temple,, North Market Street, Lisbon, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for North ...