LISBON — With almost a decade on the job, there seems little question that Jayden Fails’ decision to become a state highway patrol trooper was the right call. Fails, a 2015 graduate of Alliance High School, always had interest in public service. Torn between serving in the U.S. military, ...

LISBON — Columbiana County Board of Elections Director Kim Fusco said she’s not expecting much voter turnout based on what she’s seen so far with the early voting. “We’ll be lucky if we get 12 percent,” she said Thursday. As of Wednesday, the board of elections received 581 ...

LISBON — If the state decides to base the distribution of 911 wireless funding on the number of calls received, Columbiana County’s 911 system will lose money. That possibility and funding overall were the main topics of discussion again at the county 911 Program Review Committee meeting ...

LISBON — Increased demand for local law enforcement officers has resulted in a change to the minimum age requirement for entrance into a local police academy program. The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is now accepting students between the ages of 18-20 for the Police Academy ...

EAST LIVERPOOL — James Wicker, 61, Main Street, Wellsville, was arrested for assault following an attack on a Dairy Queen employee, Wednesday afternoon. Police Chief John Lane said Wicker was upset over a food order and had words with the employees. Wicker than became angry and attacked a ...

LISBON — Another status hearing is now set for 10 a.m. June 18 in the case against an East Liverpool man charged with four counts of first-degree felony rape. Brett Thompson, 19, Dairy Lane, appeared Thursday morning before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam accompanied ...