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Leetonia police investigating overdose death

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LEETONIA — The Leetonia Police Department is investigating an overdose on Columbia Street. Police Chief Allen Haueter said that the department responded to a report of an unresponsive woman in the 300 block of Columbia Street at around 10 a.m. Thursday. Haueter confirmed that a 46-year-old woman was dead of from an overdose but said he could not disclose the victim’s name when contacted Friday afternoon. He said that the death was being considered suspicious at that time, and that the matter remains under investigation. Haueter also said that the department was currently ...

City of Columbiana announces extension for stormwater improvement project

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COLUMBIANA — The City of Columbiana is announcing an extension for the completion of the ongoing Court-Herbster stormwater improvement project. The project was originally scheduled for completion on Aug. 22. During construction, several field conditions were identified that required adjustments to the original project plan and scope of work. The city and its project team determined that allowing additional time would provide the contractor with the opportunity to properly address those conditions and complete the project to the standards expected by the city. As a result, the city ...

Salem Fire Department receives grant for hazmat training

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SALEM — The fire department has received a grant from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The commission awarded the department an $8,808 grant for hazardous material training which is part of a round of funding which includes 43 entities across the state totaling $800,000 in grant funding. Fire Chief Scott Mason said that the department had initially applied for approximately $12,000 in funding and that the grant would be used to pay for part of the cost for a 36-hour confined space and technical rescue training through Bad Day Training at the start of 2027. The training is ...

REAL ESTATE

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East Liverpool John Phillip Muslovski et al to Chancellor A. Lamm, home on Lisbon Street; $99,000 Liverpool RE Hold Co LLC to Aspen Glen Propco LLC, nursing home on Selfridge Street; $6.5 million Frankie D. and Courtney Newman to Kendra Marie Greaves, home on Martin Street; $115,000 Leetonia Marcia G. Keeler to Edward Hayes Jr., home on Walnut Street; $315,000 Perry Township Donald J. Brahm to Luann Lippiatt, condo on Canterbury Lane; $85,000 Salem Township Sarah E. Bowman to Miller Investments LLC, home on Miller Road; $151,000 St. Clair Township R&T Green Realty LTD AN ...

United Local implements new grading scale for high school

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HANOVERTON — A new grading scale is in place for United Local High School students for the new school year. The new scale is included in the student handbooks the board of education approved during the Aug. 15 meeting. The board originally approved going back to the 10-point grading scale earlier this year with it effective for high school students beginning this school year. As a result, an A grade is 90-100, B is 80-89, C is 70-79, and so forth. Previously, students were on a scale in which an A grade was between 93-100, a B grade was 85 to 92, a C grade was 74-84, and so ...

POLICE

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Sheriff’s Office — A woman on state Route 558, Fairfield Township, reported at 3:53 p.m. Thursday that she received a call from a man with a middle Eastern accent claiming to be a sergeant from the Columbiana Police Department in Columbiana and requesting $13,350 in bitcoin to avoid arrest. She paid the money and now realizes she was scammed. — A woman on East Liverpool Road, Madison Township reported at 12:03 p.m. Thursday that her daughter, who resides in East Liverpool, continues to trespass on the property. A deputy spoke by phone with the daughter and advised her of the ...