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Columbiana County commissioners receive Lisbon history lesson

LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners received a lesson in history Wednesday from Lisbon resident Stevie Halverstadt regarding local men who helped unite the country celebrating 250 years. “These are people that impacted our past to create what we have now,” she said. The Fighting McCooks, undertaker Erastus Eells, farmer Joseph Scroggs who was the namesake for Scroggs Road and U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Hessin Clarke, all Lisbon natives, also known as New Lisbon during its infancy in 1803. She also told about the Blocksom family tradition of firing off a cannon on ...

Salem residents may be able to have WIC benefit cards refilled at health department

SALEM — Salem residents receiving benefits through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) may soon be able to have their benefit cards refilled at the health department. During the board of health’s June meeting, Health Commissioner Chelsea Clark told the board that she had spoken with WIC about potentially setting a monthly refill date in Salem. Clark said that while there was no current start date, she was hopeful to begin hosting WIC at the health department soon. She noted that the department has been working to organize the ...

Republican revolt against Johnson halts business in U.S. House

U.S. House lawmakers have left town early for the July 4th holiday after legislative business in the chamber ground to a halt, the second time in weeks that Republican House leaders lost control of the floor. That leaves the chamber eight business days when it reconvenes on July 13 to tackle ...

Commissioners in Mahoning OK tax relief

YOUNGSTOWN — The burden is on local governments, school districts and the county itself to provide tax relief for homeowners. Mahoning County commissioners Tuesday approved a last-minute resolution that will double the owner-occupied tax credit. The change will go into effect next year and will be collected in 2028. Right now, the 1971 law that implemented the 2,5% tax credit provides reimbursement from Columbus to counties for the cost of the tax revenue that would otherwise be lost. But House Bill 96, passed in 2025, which allows counties to increase either the owner-occupied or ...

Crestview looking at applicants for maintenance supervisor

COLUMBIANA — The Crestview Local School District is considering applicants for a new maintenance supervisor following the retirement of Jay Radman. Radman worked for the district for 28 years and had 33 total years of experience in school maintenance, District Superintendent Daniel Hill said. The district has received 18 applicants for the open position and Hill said interviews are currently being conducted. In other matters, the board of education hired a new high school science teacher during the regular June meeting. High School Principal Caleb Crowl said that new hire Derek ...

2 civil lawsuits filed in crash that killed trooper on Route 11 in Mahoning County

YOUNGSTOWN (WKBN) – Two civil lawsuits have been filed in connection with a crash that killed a local trooper on State Route 11 in Mahoning County. Trooper Nicholas Cayton was killed in October 2025 when his cruiser was rear-ended by a Mack truck driven by a Canfield man. Cayton had stopped to assist a disabled tractor-trailer along Route 11, just south of Route 224, when the crash happened. Cayton’s estate filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court against the driver of the Mack truck and his employer, Leetonia-based Quaker City Concrete Products, their ...