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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy at 6:56 p.m. Monday assisted St. Clair Township Police at the KFC in Calcutta with two people wanted for detainment by ICE. The deputy was asked to transport a person identified as Luis Fernando Gurrion-Jimenez, 29, no address listed, due to one of the St. Clair Township officers needing to respond to a different call. The deputy took him into custody and transported him to the county jail on the detainer issued by ICE. The other person was identified as Isai Jielmer Gurrion-Jimenez, 35, no address listed, who was transported by St. Clair Township Police ...

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

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 ...

Calcutta Rotary Club hosts Mark Frederick of Diamondback Disposal

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

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 ...