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Former East Liverpool City Health District food inspector trial scheduled for Nov. 3

LISBON —Former East Liverpool City Health District food service inspector Alan Masters is scheduled to face a jury trial at 9 a.m. Nov. 3 for allegedly falsifying food inspection reports. Masters, 64, West Eighth Street, Salem, was accompanied by his hired attorney, Bruce Williams, during a pretrial Wednesday afternoon before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton. Masters was recently indicted for 23 counts of tampering with records, a third-degree felony charge. County Assistant Prosecutor Alec Beech represented the state. A final status hearing was set for 9 ...

Seven new banners to be installed at Sebo Stadium

SALEM — Salem Preservation’s Historic Reilly Banner committee is preparing to install seven new banners on East Pershing Street outside of Sebo Stadium and Reilly School honoring individuals whose lives have been impacted by Reilly Stadium. These banners are intended to reflect the ...

Saltwell Road has reopened

LISBON — Saltwell Road in Lisbon is reopened. Lisbon water department workers removed the barricades mid-morning Tuesday, allowing motorists access to the road from state Route 45 west to Dickey Drive and beyond. The closure of that section of Saltwell Road had been extended to May 14, but Lisbon Water Department Senior Plant Operator Chris Peterson said the project to replace a collapsed sewer line was completed Friday, with all the equipment removed Monday to make way for the opening Tuesday. The village water department had already been planning on installing a new sewer line ...

CPP receives $25K grant

COLUMBIANA — An inclusive playground project is getting closer to being realized thanks to yet another grant from the Columbiana Community Foundation. Columbiana Project Playground (CPP) announced it received a $25,000 grant from the Foundation, making it their third generous contribution ...

Salem Prom Royalty

Salem High School’s Prom King and Queen are Logan Bricker and Loamy Monjaraz-Garcia. (Submitted photo)

Commissioners declare May as Foster Care Month

LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners declared May as Foster Care Month and learned that May is also Fraud Awareness Month, with both recognized by the county Department of Job and Family Services. According to the proclamation approved by commissioners and read by DJFS Director Rachel Ketterman, “dedicated and diverse kinship and foster families provide lifelong love and support for children to increase positive outcomes for them and ensure that their voices are heard.” In Columbiana County last year, 91 children and youth were in foster care and 106 children lived with ...