NEW WATERFORD — For the 18th consecutive year, Abundant Life Fellowship, 46469 state Route 46, is once again sponsoring August Overflow, a one-day community outreach event with distribution of school supplies, clothing, food and more.…
Salem to partner with county to secure road salt supplier
SALEM — The city of Salem will be partnering with the county to secure its own supplier for road salt…
Columbiana County park board rehires former administrative assistant
LISBON — Columbiana County Park District board members rehired Lisa Shafer of Salem as the district’s new administrative assistant, noting…
County commissioners authorize engineer's office to seek bids for manhole project
LISBON — A Columbiana County engineer’s project to replace and rehabilitate manholes along Dresden Avenue in St. Clair Township received…
Former police officer who threatened court officials placed on community control
LISBON — A former police officer who threatened a judge, prosecutor and three others apologized before being placed under community…
Salem council approves union contracts
SALEM — City council approved two new union contracts in its meeting Tuesday. Following a near hour-long executive session for…
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Local Sports
SALEM FOOTBALL JAMBOREE
Salem's Jaxson Douglas catches the ball at the Salem football jamboree on Thursday. (Photo
COLUMBIANA — The 2026 Clipper Cross Country Series got off to a fast start Wednesday. Former…
Clipper Cross Country Series off and running
LAWRENCEBURG, Kentucky — The Columbiana Softball Association's 15-and-under team ran into an experienced opponent Wednesday. Ohio…
Columbiana's season comes to an end
Columbiana 15U team drops first regional contest
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
FRI/7-24 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins, 5 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 40 percent off all tops. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. County Columbiana County Budget Commission, 10…
Salem High School Class of 2006 reunion Salem High School’s Class of 2006 will host its…
Community Briefs
Hollywood actor coming to Salem for performance
Rotary Club of Salem welcomes new members
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
Act like citizens instead of sports fans
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…