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 High School’s Prom King and Queen are Logan Bricker and Loamy Monjaraz-Garcia. (Submitted photo)
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 ...
Gov. Mike DeWine decided on a placeholder, saying he’s appointing Andy Wilson, director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, as the state’s next attorney general, to replace Dave Yost, who is resigning, effective June 7. DeWine, a Republican, said Wilson will serve the final seven ...
PERRY TOWNSHIP — The board of trustees completed the proposed sale of its old John Deere mower in its meeting Monday. With the township’s new MowerMax mower delivered and in service, the trustees voted unanimously to authorize the sale of the John Deere to Franklin Township for $50,000. Trustee Tony Ieropoli said the John Deere would be picked up and the check for the sale would be delivered Tuesday. Trustee Chair Steve Bailey suggested that the township use the $50,000 to pay down its balance from financing the new MowerMax unit. “My thought is, once we receive the check, the ...
On Friday, May 1, the classrooms of Christine Hames and Christy Temple were transformed into a charming Parisian scene for Leetonia School’s 5th Annual Poetry Cafe. Sporting black berets and performing for their invited “special guests,” first-grade students showcased their literacy ...
