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Secretary of State visits Columbiana County Board of Elections

LISBON — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said voter participation went up, not down since Ohio started requiring photo IDs to vote. Now voters are being asked to make that requirement part of the state constitution by passing state Issue 3 on the Nov. 3 ballot. “This makes it ...

Salem Regional Medical Center re-opening Urgent Care Service in Calcutta

SALEM – Salem Regional Medical Center (SRMC) is bringing convenient, walk-in urgent care back to the Calcutta community with the launch of SRMC Urgent Care – Calcutta on Sept. 2. The service is re-opening at its previous location inside the Calcutta Medical Arts Center at 48462 Bell School Road and will provide walk-in medical care with expanded hours for minor illnesses and injuries that do not require an emergency room visit. No appointments are necessary. Dr. Anita Hackstedde, SRMC President/CEO, emphasized the importance of convenient urgent care for the Calcutta community ...

Knox school building to re-open Monday following threat investigation

BELOIT — The Knox school building will re-open Monday following threats directed toward the building online. The building will remain closed today. It has been closed since Wednesday after the West Branch Local School District was notified of threats of violence posted online which remain under investigation. Superintendent Matthew Manley said that the building, which houses the district’s preschool, Small Wonder Daycare, and classrooms utilized by the Columbiana County Educational Service Center, will re-open on Monday. A police officer will be stationed at the building from 6 ...

Knox School closed for threat investigation; arrest made

BELOIT (WKBN) – The Knox school building will remain closed today due to a threat investigation, according to the West Branch School superintendent’s message to parents. Manley said he was contacted on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and asked to report a threat to the Sebring Police Department that involved the Knox school building, the home of the West Branch Preschool, Small Wonders Daycare, and classrooms of Columbiana County ESC students. After the threat was verified in writing, Manley said the investigation began, and one person was arrested shortly after midnight. Other possible leads ...

LISBON — Dog attack survivor Penny Brown asked a judge to protect her Lake Tomahawk community during the sentencing for the woman who let the two dogs who attacked her run loose last May. Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge Danielle Menning responded Wednesday by telling defendant Jill ...