The land and resources that were here when Columbiana County was formed in 1803 influenced how its economy and industries developed. At the end of the Paleozoic period, about 400 million years ago, the land that is now Ohio was a huge sea that was being filled by sediment washed westward ...
This year’s unusual weather resulted in a challenge for the small group of workers attending to the landscape beds in Firestone Park. The weeds have been numerous and continuing rain has resulted in promoting them at a prodigious level. Who takes care of these beds? Many walkers in the park have approached the workers and in general have been supportive of their continuing efforts, but a vocal few have been insulting. Therefore it is time to identify who does the work and its nature for all to appreciate their efforts. The landscape beds are the responsibility of the Firestone Park ...
Editor's Note: The following is a letter submitted to the Columbiana County commissioners and state Rep. Monica Robb-Blasdel. For years I have lived at the four-way intersection of state Route 344 and Cunningham Road in Perry Township. Sitting at the table, I see accidents all the time. A recent head-on, car versus semi disaster violently claimed the life of a woman who doesn’t seem to have seen the approaching semi. There is something about the visibility of this intersection that renders it so frequently dangerous. Let’s prevent future deaths, injuries, screaming, smashed ...
Dear Editor: I wish to send my congratulations to all those responsible for the banners in downtown Lisbon honoring our veterans. The banners are of high quality and easy to see. They are a very fitting tribute to those who served to protect the freedoms that we enjoy every day. C Ashley Pike Winona
Dear Editor, Politics are not a team sport. It’s not the same as sticking with the Browns or the Steelers no matter how bad the season. The political process is about choosing the right people who can lead a government in ways that support its citizens. Right now our state government has allowed Ohio to drop from having the fifth best school system in the country (2010) to the 35th. Our infant mortality rate is the fifth worst in the country. Who is suffering from our loyalty to a political team? Our children. In sports the owners of the teams can spend millions to ...
Sometime in the late 1830s or 1840s, an agricultural “fair was held on the site of a woolen mill on East Washington Street in Lisbon across the street from the R. Thomas & Sons plant. It was a small beginning to what would become a major annual event. It wasn’t until 1846 that a meeting ...
