COLUMBIANA — The Humane Society of Columbiana County is at capacity and cannot take anymore animals for the time being. On Thursday, Chief Humane Officer Fabian Pike posted to the organization’s Facebook page that the intake is temporarily closed until some animals can be placed in their ...
CANFIELD — Attendance at this year’s Canfield Fair fell below 2025 figures, but not by much. Fair officials reported the 2026 attendance for the six days of the fair at 264,538. The five-year average is 267,615, making this year only 1.16% below that average. The opening-day attendance on Wednesday was 20,554. Fair officials said it was the lowest since 2021 when only 17,549 people came through the gates. Last year’s Wednesday total was 27,916. Timm Schreiber, the fair board director in charge of admissions, attributes the lower than usual numbers to the high temperatures on ...
SALEM — Salem first responders were called to West 12th Street after a resident discovered a potential undetonated ordnance Wednesday. “They immediately called the bomb squad and were able to send them some photos of it. [The bomb squad] knew what it was and said ‘yeah, we’d better come get it’” Police Chief J.T. Panezott said. The item was reported inside of a garage in the 100 block of West 12th Street at 5:52 p.m. Wednesday, according to a police report. The item, which Panezott said was believed to be a United States Marine Corps 37-millimeter anti-tank round from ...
Kent Stat University began the 2026-2027 academic year with new leadership for its Regional Campus System and College of Applied and Technical Studies (CATS). Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D., has been named interim associate vice president for the Regional Campus System, while Brad Bielski, Ph.D., ...
SALEM — The city of Salem will be honoring the lives lost in the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, on the 25th anniversary of that historic day. A memorial ceremony will be held at 8:35 a.m. Friday at Lincoln Plaza. The ceremony will include a flag raising ceremony, discussion of the ...
LISBON — An Ohio Scrap Tire Collection Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 19 at the Columbiana County Fairgrounds. Free to residents, the scrap tire collection event is sponsored by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the CCH Solid Waste District. Columbiana County Commissioner Tim Ginter made the announcement during Wednesday’s commissioners’ meeting, noting that it’s a good opportunity for residents to get rid of unwanted tires the right way. A maximum amount of 10 scrap tires will be accepted per vehicle. Only passenger car and light truck tires with ...
