The Leetonia Exempted Village School District recently held its 6th annual Family Festival. The event featured a wide range of family friendly fun including inflatable slides and mazes, face painting, complimentary food and more. This year’s festival was initially slated to be held at Hendrick’s Family Stadium, but was moved into the gymnasium due to rain.
SALEM — The owner of a local funeral home is challenging the taboo around talking about death and increasing awareness of the benefits of funeral pre-planning through their viral social media videos. Dan Madden, the owner of Stark Memorial Funeral Home, said he has always maintained an ...
LISBON — A New Waterford man accused of kidnapping a woman from a daycare parking lot in Columbiana and forcing her to a secluded area while armed with a pistol is now facing a first-degree felony kidnapping charge, along with other charges. Jason N. Hartsough, 48, state Route 558, was one of a dozen defendants openly indicted Tuesday by the Columbiana County Grand Jury after a one-day session. Besides the kidnapping charge, the indictment against Hartsough includes a firearm specification, fourth-degree felony disrupting public services and misdemeanor assault. An affidavit in ...
LISBON — Columbiana County Board of Elections Director Kim Fusco was spot on with her prediction for voter turnout — she said 20% — the total Tuesday night was 20.47%, with 13,029 total ballots cast. Voters said yes to all local liquor options, no to additional tax levies in St. Clair ...
Congressman Michael Rulli, the Republican who represents the area in the U.S. House, easily won his Republican primary. As for Democrats, Elizabeth Kirtley of New Philadelphia is the winner in the crowded six-person 6th District, according to unofficial results. In the 6th Congressional District’s Republican primary, Rulli, of Salem, who’s served in the House since June 2024, easily defeated Jullie Kelley of Monroe 79% to 21%, according to unofficial and incomplete results. Rulli said: “I’m very, very pleased with the results. People are still believing in the movement. We ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Several judicial seats are up for grabs in November at the county and state level. Those include two Mahoning County Common Pleas Court seats, Mahoning County’s Domestic Relations Court, and a seat on Ohio’s 7th District Court of Appeals in Youngstown. The latter arguably was the most hotly contested and now a winner has been determined. Mark Hanni will serve another six years on the 7th District Court of Appeals instead of ending his career in 2028. According to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s website, Hanni defeated the chief of ...
