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County students touring CCCTC

LISBON — Eighth-grade students across Columbiana County are touring the Columbiana County Career Technical Center (CCCTC) this week. CCCTC Student Services Administrator Shannon Rabovsky said that students from all nine of the CCCTC’s partner school…

Lisbon Fall Homecoming Court

Lisbon’s David Anderson High School Homecoming Court includes, from left, Aubree Burris (sophomore attendant), Delaney Pickens (junior attendant), Ryane Bing…

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CRESTVIEW 18, BROOKFIELD 0 BROOKFIELD — Danny Novak, Carson Barber, Jaden Moore and Arthur Gelbecke each…

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THU/10-8 Beloit West Branch Athletic Boosters bingo, booster hall, 26701 U.S. Route 62; doors open at 4:30 p.m., early tickets called at 6 p.m., and Jumpin’ Jack (50 numbers or less for $1,500) called at 6:45 p.m, followed by regular bingo. Kitchen open, instant tickets and computers available. This month marks a celebration of…

Dine In or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem The Dine In or Drive Thru Banquet in…

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WED/10-7 Alliance Discover Bats Ohio, 6 p.m., Rodman Public Library; geared toward children of all ages;…

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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…

Editorials

Rail safety reform should not be a matter of partisan politics

Rail safety reform is not a matter of partisan politics – or it shouldn’t be, anyway. But since February 2023, when a derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, ignited renewed calls for reform, politicians in Washington, D.C., have sat on their hands while their friends in the railroad industry made promises and assurances that weren’t…

Letters to the Editor

Please no single trash hauler in Lisbon

Please, Lisbon Council, drop any further consideration of passing legislation for a single trash hauler in the village. I suspect a majority of residents are opposed to the idea, preferring to choose their own hauler and respecting the tradition of free enterprise among competing companies. I greatly respect and admire our hard-working mayor and…

Obituaries

Frederick R. Crowgey

1929-2026 SEBRING — Frederick R. Crowgey Jr., 97, of Copeland Oaks, died peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, at the Crandall Medical Center surrounded by his wife and their children. He was born Sept. 29, 1929, in Akron, the son of the late Frederick R. Crowgey Sr. MD and the late Olive (Dickey) Crowgey.…