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Homeless assistance

The Mental Health Recovery Board, Salvation Army, Shepherd‘s House, Salem Sober Living, clothes pantry of Salem Methodist Church, Counseling Center of Columbia County and more recently shared resource information at a homeless awareness fair.

Defense wants cell tracking evidence out of murder trial

LISBON — The defense for aggravated murder defendant William P. Long Jr. is asking the court to exclude the state’s cellular location evidence and “Trax” analysis which allegedly places their client near the scene of the 2023 homicide. “The state’s proposed evidence is not the ...

Land for EP complex annexed into village

LISBON — The land where East Palestine plans to build a new village complex to house the fire and police departments and municipal government is now in the village limits. The Columbiana County commissioners approved the Type II annexation of 22.729 acres from Unity Township into East ...

Lisbon council weighing offer for cliff faces

LISBON — The Western Reserve Land Conservancy made a formal offer to purchase the climbing cliffs, offering the Village of Lisbon $9,500 per acre for the rock face near former Kerestes property. The group, in concert with the Columbiana County Park District, made the offer during last ...

Appeals filed in Columbiana County Municipal Court

LISBON — The prosecution filed an appeal recently to challenge the dismissal of a domestic violence charge against an East Liverpool man in Columbiana County Municipal Court. Columbiana County Assistant Prosecutor Isabella Simon filed the paperwork with the Seventh District Court of Appeals ...

Voters retain Wilms as trustee, oust Heston

FRANKLIN SQUARE — Salem Township voters retained incumbent John Wilms and selected newcomer Joe Merritt to serve as Salem Township trustees in Tuesday’s general election. Wilms and Merrit secured their seats among a field of four candidates, according to complete but unofficial ...