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Salem grad lending voice to choir booster fundraiser

SALEM — A Salem High School alum will be returning to the high school in May to raise funds for the music program which shaped her. The last time Paige Whitehill performed in the high school auditorium it was when she performed the role of Donna in the school’s 2023 production of Mamma ...

Early voting starts Tuesday at elections board office

LISBON — Early voting starts Tuesday at the Columbiana County Board of Elections, giving registered voters multiple opportunities over the next four weeks to cast their ballots in person. Voters can request absentee ballots up until April 28 to drop in the mail, the locked drop box outside the office or inside the office, but county Board of Elections Director Kim Fusco said they must arrive by 7:30 p.m. Election Day on May 5 to count. “We no longer have a cure period,” she said. That means any absentee ballot mailed to the office must arrive by Election Day —the postmark ...

America at 250: A journey through time, told through our communities

What began as an experiment in self-governance rooted in personal freedom and liberty has grown into the world’s most unique and important nation: the United States of America. Here, we can, within the boundaries of the law, do, say and think what we wish; we can worship as we choose; we ...

LISBON — The village of Lisbon filed legal action Friday in an attempt to force Ohio Edison to sell .003 acres on the east side of Pritchard Avenue and grant an easement on the west side of the road for the upcoming Pritchard Avenue bridge replacement project. Lisbon Village Solicitor Alec Beech filed both appropriation petitions in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court at the direction of village council members who recently passed a resolution declaring the village’s intent to go after the needed slivers of property so the bridge project can go forward. There have been numerous ...

Mayor, church leader offer help in Mahoning elections dispute

YOUNGSTOWN — The debate over the future home of the Mahoning County Board of Elections has become more contentious with legal action looming. Some community leaders spoke up at Thursday’s meeting of the Mahoning County Commissioners, expressing concern and offering to help broker a peaceful resolution. The Rev. Ken Simon, pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Youngstown, and Youngstown Mayor Derrick McDowell both spoke to commissioners, offering support in resolving issues with the Board of Elections. “I am offering my services as a mediator,” Simon said, offering to sit ...