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Highway patrol cruiser struck by wrong-way driver in East Liverpool

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EAST LIVERPOOL — A three-vehicle injury crash involving a wrong-way driver and a marked Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser at 8:19 p.m. Saturday, July 4, on U.S. Route 30 in the city of East Liverpool remains under investigation. A trooper from the Lisbon Post was on routine patrol in a marked cruiser when the vehicle was struck by a Lincoln SUV traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of the divided highway. The impact caused the patrol cruiser to overturn. The trooper was able to exit the vehicle and provide aid to the other involved driver, identified as David Hertzler, 61, of ...

Columbiana city earns Auditor of the State Award

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COLUMBIANA — The city has earned an Auditor of State Award. Dawn Baker of the Ohio Auditor’s Office presented the award to city council in June on behalf of Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber. “This award represents the hard work of all the staff and employees who make every effort each day to attain accounting standards excellence,” she said. “We would like to recognize the Mayor, City Council and the director of finance that have done an outstanding job of watching every dollar.” The Auditor of State’s Office performs roughly 4,200 audits statewide each year and ...

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Salem celebrated the nation’s 250th anniversary Friday evening with a community picnic at Waterworth Memorial Park. The picnic featured multiple activities for kids including a mobile museum display, bounce houses, make-and-takes and crafts, and a hot dog and pie eating contest. The picnic ...

Winona Ruritan Club awards scholarships

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The Winona Ruritan Club recently awarded three college scholarships to granddaughters and a grandson of club members. From left, Bob Doyle Sr., grandfather of Will McEver, who recently graduated from Fox Chapel High School near Pittsburgh and will be attending Penn State University in the fall ...

On the calendar

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MON/7-6 East Liverpool Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Toddler Play Group, 11 a.m., East Palestine Library Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., cheese ravioli with tossed salad and roll, $9; 330-886-0397 Elkton Elkrun Township trustees, 5 p.m., administration building Goshen Township Board of Trustees, 8 a.m., administration building; special meeting to award the Diagonal Road project Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 10 a.m.-noon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7250 Lisbon Road; information at ...

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Salem celebrated the nation’s 250th anniversary and Independence Day Friday with a grand parade. The parade included more than 50 participating groups and was nearly 45 minutes long with floats, historical vehicles, costumed marchers and even live music. (Photos by Morgan Ahart)