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Students get hands-on science education during Camp Invention

COLUMBIANA – Students of Heartland Christian School in Columbiana recently spent a week experiencing what it is like to create a product, develop a proposal and market the product. The students in grades two through six participated in Camp Invention, a nationally recognized summer STEM ...

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Highway Patrol — Allison Heverly, 26, U.S. Route 30, Lisbon, escaped injury after her northbound vehicle struck a cow crossing state Route 9 at 10:14 p.m. June 28 in Butler Township, causing damage to her vehicle. — Phyllis K. Wilson, 88, state Route 9, Hanoverton, was cited for right of way and suffered suspected minor injuries after her vehicle pulled from a private drive to go north on state Route 9 and was struck by a southbound vehicle driven by Addyson Blazer, 19, state Route 172, East Rochester at 10:15 a.m. June 28 in Hanover Township. Wilson was taken to Alliance City ...

Governor declares state of emergency for Mahoning County

Gov. Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency Monday for Mahoning County, which sustained extensive damage during Sunday’s storms. What that means will be determined at a later date. DeWine said he was declaring the state of emergency after touring locations in Boardman damaged during the ...

The American Soldier being brought to the area to honor veterans

SALEM — The Ohio District 6 VFW and the Salem Women’s Federation are partnering to bring the nationally acclaimed Broadway production of The America Soldier to the Mahoning, Columbiana, Stark, Trumbull and NW Pennsylvania areas as part of the America 250 Celebration, honoring all who have served our nation. On July 25 at 7 p.m., this one-man Broadway play written and performed by Doug Taurel will be presented at Salem High School. The production has been performed at the Kennedy Center three times, Library of Congress twice, Off-Broadway the month of December in New York, and in ...

Operation BRIDGE Days expand to support local veterans

LISBON — Operation BRIDGE Days aimed at bridging the gap for residents needing access to immediate substance use and mental health care will take place July 15 in downtown Salem and July 16 in downtown East Liverpool. The Columbiana County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board (CCMHRSB) and the Columbiana County Drug Task Force announced the dates and locations for the annual events which will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on July 15 at Lincoln Plaza at the corner of State Street and Lincoln Avenue in Salem and on July 16 on West Fifth Street near the Way Station in East ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A man on Randel Road, Hanover Township, reported at 9 p.m. Friday that unknown people were on his property. Upon deputies arriving, he said the person left in a vehicle. — A man on Center Road, Knox Township reported at 5:14 p.m. Friday that his neighbor was yelling to annoy him and his family while they were sitting outside their residence. —A West Township resident on Fairview Drive reported menacing at 8:41 p.m. Thursday. — A deputy was dispatched at 4:45 p.m. Thursday to Barnett’s Motel, U.S. Route 62, Butler Township, for a person who took too ...