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County health board addresses swim safety tips

LISBON — Swim safety topped the topics during a recent Columbiana County Health District Board meeting, with the idea of a water watcher being suggested by both the county and the state. “Someone to observe people in the pool,” county Health District Public Information Officer Laura Fauss said. That’s the definition of a water watcher, someone to watch over the swimmers. Fauss said 23% of childhood drownings occur during family gatherings due to distractions. According to the Ohio Department of Health website at odh.ohio.gov, there are several actions that can be taken ...

Business owner says landfill dust has left property covered in mud

NEGLEY (WKBN) — A local business owner has been cleaning up much more than debris from Sunday’s storms. He instead found his property to be a muddy mess. Steve Yanni moved to Negley for the convenience of his home being a stone’s throw away from his jobs. He owns Bulldog Motorsports and volunteers at Negley Volunteer Fire Department. Behind his property is the PennOhio Negley landfill, which he believes has left a coating of dust on the road below. “You try to try to work with them, be neighborly and this, that and the other, but the dust is, I mean, you can see it out ...

Big crowd expected Sunday for Big Boy in Struthers

STRUTHERS — The Union Pacific Big Boy is scheduled to arrive Sunday in the city’s downtown for what Mayor Catherine Cercone Miller has described as a major event. “This is the first time our city has ever seen anything this big, and possibly will ever see anything this big come through our downtown,” Miller said. “We’re expecting between (4,000) and 5,000 (people).” At 133 feet and 1.2 million pounds, Big Boy No. 4014 is the world’s largest operating locomotive. It is traveling coast to coast to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary. Returning from Philadelphia, ...

World’s largest steam train coming to Fostoria

FOSTORIA — It could be said that trains are a way of life in Fostoria. The town has rich railroad history, with tracks established in the area during the late 1800s. According to the Fostoria Rail Preservation Society website, approximately 120 trains pass through the city each ...

Wellsville to look into injunction against data center

WELLSVILLE — Village council is considering an injunction to stop a proposed data center in Yellow Creek Township. Council has asked village solicitor Chris Weeda to research the options on what steps need to be taken to file the injunction. Council members unanimously agreed on the action Tuesday after council President Keith Thorn reported receiving information at a recent Columbiana County Port Authority meeting regarding the data center and based on that information he was withdrawing any support for the data center. Thorn said he was basically told by an Emergency ...

Students get hands-on science education during Camp Invention

COLUMBIANA – Students of Heartland Christian School in Columbiana recently spent a week experiencing what it is like to create a product, develop a proposal and market the product. The students in grades two through six participated in Camp Invention, a nationally recognized summer STEM ...