SALEM — The city of Salem honored one of its coaching superstars Thursday. City council voted unanimously in May to confer the honorary designation “Earle Bruce Way” to the section of East Pershing Street between…
Salem High School Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes new class
The 21st class of the Salem High School Athletic Hall of Fame had their names etched in district history at…
Knox school building to re-open Monday following threat investigation
BELOIT — The Knox school building will re-open Monday following threats directed toward the building online. The building will remain…
Secretary of State visits Columbiana County Board of Elections
LISBON — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said voter participation went up, not down since Ohio started requiring photo…
Woman pleads no contest to charges related to dog attack
LISBON — Dog attack survivor Penny Brown asked a judge to protect her Lake Tomahawk community during the sentencing for…
County auditor announces new aerial imaging now available
LISBON — Columbiana County Auditor Nancy Gause Milliken announced Wednesday that updated, clearer aerial imaging of properties throughout the county…
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Local Sports
Columbiana's Bob Hall gains 200th win
COLUMBIANA — The Clippers remained unbeaten and coach Bob Hall earned his 200th career…
Brungard picks up where he left off
SALEM — Salem's boys soccer team ripped Lakeview 5-0 to move to 3-1 on the season.…
Davis, Zacharias power Quakers
COLUMBIANA — Crestview's volleyball team made short work of Liberty with a 25-18, 25-9, 25-7 win…
Rebels spike Liberty
Local Columns
Hope is local: Columbiana County prepares for Suicide Prevention Month
Every month, a dedicated group meets to tackle a critical mission: preventing suicide. The Columbiana County Suicide Prevention Coalition brings together a diverse group of voices from behavioral health professionals to suicide attempt survivors and family members who have lost loved ones. By combining professional knowledge with personal, lived experience, members work together to…
Columbiana County's economy and industries influenced by its original land and resources
Approach of Columbiana County Fair prompts memories of those past
Recognizing that June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, we are challenged to look at…
When trauma is also grief
Neighborhood News
On the calendar
FRI/8-28 Calcutta Basement Sale, Chinese Auction and Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 15851 Long’s Run Church Road Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 75 percent off entire store. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool Basement…
THU/8-27 Boardman DARE Singles Group, birthday night, 7-9 p.m., Boardman United Methodist Church; information at 330-729-0127…
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Salem High School Class of 2006 reunion Salem High School’s Class of 2006 will host its…
Community Briefs
WED/8-26 East Liverpool East Liverpool Board of Education Finance Committee, 9 a.m., Westgate Administrative Center East…
On the calendar
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
Keep your summer travel close to home, Ohio has plenty to offer
DeWine makes right move by not appointing Faber attorney general
Letters to the Editor
A starving horse does not suffer less because Ohio calls it livestock
Dear Editor: I am part of Northeast Ohio’s horse community, and I want people to keep paying attention to the Heather Birkmire animal-cruelty case. Five horses are dead. Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino has said necropsies found evidence of starvation and dehydration. Yet the cruelty charges are misdemeanors. Birkmire, the former operator of Pure Gold Stables…
Credit Card Competition Act a common-sense bill backed by Moreno
Action requested to address dangerous intersection in Perry Township
Act like citizens instead of sports fans
Obituaries
Glenn ‘Hooker’ Smith
1934-2026 Glenn “Hooker” Smith, 92, of Leetonia, died Aug. 3. He was born April 30, 1934, in Washingtonville to Russell “Hooker” and Wilma “Sal” Smith. A full obituary will follow at a later date. 8/27/26