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ELHSAA collecting items for annual online Pottery Auction

EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool High School Alumni Association will once again be collecting pottery items for consignment or donation for its annual online Pottery Auction. Anyone wishing to contribute pottery items may drop them off at the Alumni Center during the following ...

Idabelle Firestone Fall Concert Series to feature Tamburizans

COLUMBIANA — Second in line on the roster of the fourth season of the free Idabelle Firestone Fall Concert Series at Firestone Park is the Tamburizans, a national touring company based out of Pittsburgh dedicated to perpetuating the international cultural heritage of the music and dance ...

East Palestine school board approves classified union contract

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine School District classified staff will receive a 75 cents per hour raise in their new two-year agreement approved by the board of education this month. The Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE) union raise is for each year of the contract. The new contract is effective July of this year through June of 2028. With the raise factored in the new salary schedule for union members in 2027 starts at $14.27 per hour for instruction monitor aides with zero years of experience and ends at $19.01 per hour for instruction monitor aides with 30 ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON - In Columbiana County Municipal Court, Ryan Smith, 33, Fisher Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $1,115 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, with $500 of the fine suspended, for OVI and left of center, with 40 hours community service ordered. His license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted. Jaime Anne Rickerd, 39, Ravine Street, East Liverpool, was fined $350 and sentenced to 14 days in jail, with credit for 14 days already served, leaving no time to serve ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A man on Buffalo Road, Hanover Township reported a loud explosion in the area at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday. A deputy checked the area and didn’t find anything. — A domestic violence report was taken at a residence on Carter Road, Fairfield Township at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday. All parties separated and left the residence, with no charges filed on either party. — An assault was reported at a homeless shelter on state Route 45 in Salem Township at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday. All parties involved separated and left the residence. — A woman on Hill Street, Center Township ...