YOUNGSTOWN — Workers can earn wages while obtaining certifications and degrees through a new incentive program JobsOhio rolled out Monday at Youngstown State University. Ohio employers can receive up to $10,000 per worker to train…
New court dates set in case of dead horses
LISBON — Upcoming court dates were set Monday in the case against Heather J. Birkmire, who is accused of cruelty…
Career center's time change to provide more lab experience
LISBON — The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center has started the new school year with the new class time…
Humane society seeks information in case of abandoned dogs
SALEM — The Columbiana County Humane Society is asking the public for any information they may have about dogs abandoned…
Funding provided for local drug abuse response teams
COLUMBUS — Three local agencies have received funds to help communities connect survivors of opioid addiction to treatment and recovery.…
Bayou to Buckeye bringing authentic Cajun food to the region
EAST LIVERPOOL – The building located at 500 Walnut St. in downtown East Liverpool, which has been home to a…
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Local Sports
Turning up the heat at Crestview
Crestview's Chloe Houck shoots as Shelby Wellman (10) looks on Monday against Mineral Ridge. (Photo by
SUBURBAN LEAGUE EAST PALESTINE — The Suburban League cross country season opens this afternoon at East…
SPORTS BRIEFING
COLUMBIANA VS. WELLSVILLE 7th Grade: Columbiana won 25-13, 25-15 Monday. Columbiana (6-0), Stella Snyder 8 aces,…
JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL
Hopple, Stephens lead a Salem sweep
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
TUE/9-1 Chester Brooke Hancock Food Security Team, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 600 Indiana Ave.; schedule appointment at 304-748-7850 Ext. 1002 Columbiana City council, 7 p.m., city hall East Liverpool Needles and Hooks (crochet and knitting group), noon-2 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room City council, 7 p.m., city hall; finance committee, 6:45 p.m., discuss grant…
Washingtonville VFW to meet Sept. 10 VFW Post 5532, Washingtonville, will be holding its next monthly…
Community Briefs
MON/8-31 East Liverpool School board, 4 p.m., Westgate Administrative Center (note date change from Aug. 27)…
On the calendar
The Jefferson County PERI chapter will meet at 11 a.m. Sept. 9 at Scaffidi’s Restaurant, 350…
Members of former PERI #59 invited to Jefferson County meeting
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
Robin Sue VanFossan
1957-2026 COLUMBIANA — Robin Sue VanFossan, 69, of Columbiana Aug. 27 at Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born on April 6, 1957, in Salem, daughter of the late Robert and Sylvia Heder VanFossan. Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana, is handling the arrangements. 9/1/26