LISBON — Daniel C. Whitley admitted to shooting James E. Powell to death in East Liverpool in 2025, entering a guilty plea Monday to murder and a firearm specification. The 34-year-old whose last known address was Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool will face sentencing at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 10 in ...
Savannah Diekmann strikes a pose as the Leetonia graduates line up for Pomp and Circumstance. (Photo by Mary Ann Greier)
LISBON — The Columbiana County Educational Service Center (ESC) has secured a grant for the Salem School District Kindergarten Boot Camp this summer. ESC Superintendent Marie Williams said the service center applied for the $111,000 in state funding on behalf of Salem schools. The ESC board was notified in May that the funding was awarded, according to meeting minutes posted online. The funding will go toward staffing and supplies for the program. The four-week Kindergarten readiness program is offered in partnership with the ESC and Ohio Department of Children and ...
LISBON – Superintendent Bill Devon in his report to board members during the May 20 meeting of the Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) said the Robert Bycroft School held their graduation on May 14 and their field day on May 8 and everyone had a great time. Tickets for Wresting Under the Stars are available for CCBDD at a deeply discounted price of $5 per ticket. Registration for tickets needs to be done by June 19. The event will include the Hardy Boys in action, will take place live at the 717 Credit Union Field at Eastwood in Niles on July 11 at 7:30 p.m. ...
Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United ...
LISBON — The Columbiana County Park District Board is back to full capacity, with two former members who agreed to return welcoming three new board members who were sworn in Friday. Columbiana County Probate/Juvenile Court Judge Thomas Baronzzi had already appointed and sworn in former ...
