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Columbiana School District enters Phase II of athletic facilities project

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana School District has entered Phase II of its Athletic Facilities Plan and that includes the redesign of the Cross Country course. District Superintendent Dr. Don Mook said the course redesign is due to the changes that are happening at the Ward athletic complex. “The new design is similar, but has some subtle changes based on where new ballfields will be going in,” Mook said. Cross Country Coach Crystal Siembida-Boggs and her husband Josh Boggs are assisting the district with the new course design, he added. Siembida-Boggs, who first started ...

Crestview school board hires new maintenance supervisor

COLUMBIANA — A new maintenance supervisor has been hired for the Crestview Local School District. The board of education approved giving Evan Schneider a two-year limited administrative contract and fringe benefit packages during the July regular meeting. Schneider was one of many who applied for the position that was vacated by Jay Radman upon his recent retirement. As part of his contract Schneider will make $73,343 a year as maintenance supervisor. In other matters during the meeting the board approved setting school lunch prices at $3 for elementary, $3.10 for middle ...

Troopers arrest suspect after stolen vehicle chase

BEAVER TWP. (WKBN) – An East Liverpool man is facing felony charges after a reported police chase in a stolen vehicle. A woman called 911 just before 8:30 a.m. Thursday to report that she had been assaulted and her vehicle was stolen in Beaver Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers located the stolen vehicle shortly after that and attempted to pull it over, but reported that the driver refused to stop, leading them on a chase. The vehicle stopped on state Route 45 and Blott Road, where the driver ran into a nearby cornfield. Troopers arrested the ...

Second-half real estate tax bills now due Oct. 2

LISBON — Columbiana County property owners now have until Oct. 2 to pay their second-half real estate tax bills, with the bills expected to be mailed out two weeks from this coming Monday, in mid-August. Columbiana County Commissioner Bryan A. Blakeman and county Auditor Nancy Gause Milliken received notification on Friday from the Ohio Department of Taxation that the extension of time requested by Blakeman for an Oct. 2 payment deadline had been approved by the state tax commissioner. “I apologize for any inconvenience,” Blakeman said. “It is completely 100% out of my ...

West Branch board approves bids for Knox Elementary roof work

BELOIT — The West Branch Board of Education approved bids for roofing work at Knox Elementary in its July meeting. The board of education unanimously approved a $181,000 bid from Skyline Roofing and another $189,550 bid from Aztec Roofing. Superintendent Matthew Manley said that Knox Elementary has two different types of roofing, and that Skyline Roofing would be working on the main shingled section, while Aztec Roofing would be working on the flat roof section at the rear of the building near the gymnasium. “[The board] made a decision, a very wise decision, to go and bid that ...