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CCHD opens additional vaccine clinics to meet back-to-school demand

Local News August 26, 2026

LISBON — Columbiana County Health Commissioner Dr. Wes Vins said Tuesday the county health district can serve the needs of all residents for vaccines, including back-to-school vaccines and the MMR vaccine for measles. “To meet the Back-to-School vaccine demand and to support the measles outbreak response, the Columbiana County Health District (CCHD) in Lisbon has recently opened additional vaccine clinics for uninsured children and patients covered by private insurance and Medicaid. Through VaxCare and the VFC (Vaccines for Children) program, we currently have adequate vaccine ...

East Liverpool City Schools celebrates upcoming school year

Local News August 26, 2026

The East Liverpool City Schools Back to School Bash/Block Party drew a crowd to Fourth Street in downtown East Liverpool where the event was held on Monday Night. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

Calcutta Rotary Club hosts Mark Frederick of Diamondback Disposal

Local News August 26, 2026

The Calcutta Rotary Club met Thursday at the Peter Metrovich Community Center. The guest speaker was Mark Frederick of Diamondback Disposal. Frederick discussed the waste management business owned and operated by his family and how the business has grown since its founding. Pictured with ...

Man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend appointed new counsel

Local News August 26, 2026

LISBON — The man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend after allegedly running her over last year in East Liverpool has new appointed counsel after his hired attorneys withdrew and he was declared indigent. Cameron Martin, 20, Minerva Street, East Liverpool, appeared for a motion hearing in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton on Monday. A final status hearing remains set for 9 a.m. Oct. 19, with a jury trial set at 9 a.m. Oct. 27. His defense attorneys, Bruce Williams and Christine Falconer, filed a motion July 30 asking for a court order allowing ...

East Palestine Town & Country Garden Club announces the August Yard of the Month

Local News August 26, 2026

The home of Jeanette Thompson, 7639 Bye Road, has been selected by The Town & Country Garden Club of East Palestine as the August Garden of the Month. Thompson was presented with a $25 gift card from T&M Hardware. The yard is full of beautiful blooming trees, flowering bushes, and a wide ...

THE COURTS

Court News August 26, 2026

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Meghan A. McElroy, 33, Maple Hill Road, Salineville, were bound over to the county grand jury for fourth-degree felonies of grand theft of a motor vehicle and disrupting public services and misdemeanors of criminal trespass and drug paraphernalia for allegedly running from a truck with a large amount of stolen AT&T wire from Spring Hill Cemetery and tools and also possessing and dropping a hypodermic syringe after fleeing from Spring Hill Cemetery, all on Aug. 14 in Wellsville. A charge of third-degree felony ...