LISBON — Tracy Custer, St. Louis, Missouri, and Ariel Faith, Cincinnati, Ohio entertained fairgoers on Friday with performances of their Wonderdog Show. The Cincinnati-based Wonderdog Show has a variety of dogs trained as frisbee dogs,…
Master gardners share their knowledge at the fair and beyond
LISBON — For master gardeners Terri Ruggiero, New Waterford, and David Burnham, Canfield, their paths to becoming master gardeners couldn’t…
Flying high
Everly Giannone, 4, Salineville, enjoys a fair ride at the Columbiana County Fair Friday. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)
Freed Fest brings music legends, rising talent and free live performances to Downtown Salem
SALEM — Downtown Salem today will celebrate the hometown music pioneer who helped give rock and roll its name. Freed…
Ramaswamy, Acton take positions on data centers
With data centers popping up in Ohio and creating controversy, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton, who are running…
Malvern teen sharing love of violin at Columbiana County Fair
LISBON — Among all the baked goods, animals and other attractions at the Columbiana County Fair, there’s a young man…
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Local Columns
Approach of Columbiana County Fair prompts memories of those past
Sometime in the late 1830s or 1840s, an agricultural “fair was held on the…
Recognizing that June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, we are challenged to look at…
When trauma is also grief
The Sinking Boat Analogy To understand what Depression might feel like, imagine taking a boat out…
Understanding depression: Why a sinking boat needs more than a strong sailor
Wherever you are, and no matter what time of day it is, if you look around,…
Walking can be dangerous
Neighborhood News
On the calendar
SAT/8-8 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Firestone Farms in Columbiana, 6 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Chester “World’s Largest Teapot” Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., includes live music, food (hot dogs and nachos) served from the Teapot, and local craft vendors offering a variety of items for sale Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church,…
Beaver Local Class of 1966 reunion The Beaver Local High School Class of 1966 will hold…
Community Briefs
MIDLAND, Pa. — Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center announces Single Show Tickets for the 2026-2027 Clearview…
Single show tickets for Lincoln Park's new season to go on sale Monday
23rd Annual Iden-Iler Memorial Scholarship Presentation
Business
Covelli Enterprises, Caribou Coffee ink coffeehouse deal
WARREN — Already the largest franchise operator of Panera Bread restaurants and one of the largest restaurant franchisees in the U.S., Covelli Enterprises in Warren is growing with the addition of Caribou Coffee to its lineup. The companies on Tuesday announced they signed a domestic franchise development agreement, touting it as the largest deal…
Nelms earns promotion with Premier Bank
LMC, Foxconn close on first round of funding as planned
Stark Memorial partners with Everything After
Editorials
America at 250: A reminder that all are created equal
As our country celebrates not just any Independence Day, but the 250th anniversary of one of the boldest declarations in human history, the festivities give us an excellent opportunity to look back on two-and-a-half centuries of this American experiment and check ourselves against what the founders hoped they were setting in motion. Draped in…
Thanking those who contributed to Stamp Out Hunger
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DeWine makes right move by not appointing Faber attorney general
Letters to the Editor
Action requested to address dangerous intersection in Perry Township
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…