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Jr. fair board plans all-inclusive livestock show

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Allison Erwin, 17, East Rochester, president of Columbiana County Jr. Fair Board and 2025 Columbiana County Jr. Fair and 4H Queen, is working to organize an All IN Livestock Inclusion Show for the 2026 Columbiana County Fair. Allison, who during her reign as queen over the past year, has visited multiple fairs where she has seen first-hand multiple disability and inclusion shows. She said seeing these shows and how the children smiled when they interacted with the animals was an inspiration to her and made her realize that while she learns while working with animals, it is not ...

New Waterford man pleads not guilty to kidnapping woman from Columbiana daycare parking lot

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LISBON — A New Waterford man accused of kidnapping a woman from a daycare parking lot in Columbiana and forcing her to a secluded area while armed with a pistol entered a not guilty plea to the indictment, which includes a first-degree felony kidnapping charge. Jason N. Hartsough, 48, state Route 558, appeared for arraignment and a pretrial Friday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton, accompanied by his defense attorney Joseph Ohlin. Besides the kidnapping charge, the indictment against Hartsough includes a firearm specification, fourth-degree felony ...

Local 4-Her shares experience at conference with commissioners

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LISBON — Local 4-H member and United Local incoming senior Atlee Brinker recently returned from trips to D.C. and Columbus, learning about government policy making from the inside and sharing her story with Columbiana County commissioners on Wednesday. “This was definitely a unique ...

On the calendar

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FRI/6-5 Columbiana American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Columbiana American Legion Post 290 Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St.. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 30 percent off shoes, purses, sleepwear. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool Free community dinner, 4 p.m. until gone., Second Baptist Church, 1091 Pennsylvania Ave.; Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, green beans and roll; drive thru only VFW Post 66 Bingo, 6:30 p.m.; 25 cents a card, five cards for a $1, 50 cents coverall; pizza and fresh ...

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Sheriff’s Office — An alarm was reported at 8:26 p.m. Wednesday at AG-PRO, U.S. Route 62, Knox Township. A deputy responded and found all doors and windows secure at ground level and all security cords on equipment secure also. — A man from Depot Road, Hanover Township, reported at 1 p.m. Wednesday that three years ago he gave a nephew a 1982 Chevy El Camino as a gift titled in the nephew’s name. He learned that the nephew passed away a week ago in Youngstown and his mother took the El Camino from where he lived, possibly to this county. He was told it’s a civil matter that ...