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Police and Court Reports September 1, 2026

Municipal Court LISBON — A New York man was fined in Columbiana County Municipal Court Monday after attempting to help a federal prisoner escape incarceration with a drone. Nathan Lund, 34, Beach Avenue, Port Jefferson, New York, was sentenced to three days in jail with credit for three days served and fined $150 for criminal trespass for entering the property of the FCI Elkton Prison without permission on June 18, 2026. Lund was found outside of a U-Haul in the facilities entrance wearing a black chest rig with a hand-held control device for a large drone in an attempt to assist ...

New court dates set in case of dead horses

Local News September 1, 2026

LISBON — Upcoming court dates were set Monday in the case against Heather J. Birkmire, who is accused of cruelty to animals in the deaths of five horses last year at Pure Gold Stables in Salem Township. Dates were set for a status conference hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 28, and a jury trial at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 12 during a brief pretrial hearing Monday. No changes were made to the bond or its conditions in the case. Birkmire, 46, Eagleton Road, Lisbon, who was in attendance Monday, has been out of jail under a $5,000 recognizance bond, with a condition of bond that she’s not ...

On the calendar

Neighborhood News September 1, 2026

TUE/9-1 Chester Brooke Hancock Food Security Team, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 600 Indiana Ave.; schedule appointment at 304-748-7850 Ext. 1002 Columbiana City council, 7 p.m., city hall East Liverpool Needles and Hooks (crochet and knitting group), noon-2 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room City council, 7 p.m., city hall; finance committee, 6:45 p.m., discuss grant for the St. Clair Avenue paving project East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., Swiss steak in tomato gravy with parsley potatoes and vegetable, $9; ...

On the calendar

Neighborhood News August 31, 2026

MON/8-31 East Liverpool School board, 4 p.m., Westgate Administrative Center (note date change from Aug. 27) Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., stuffed cabbage rolls with mashed potatoes and roll $9; 330-886-0397 Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 10 a.m.-noon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7250 Lisbon Road; information at 330-271-1661. Bigfoot Program with Amy Bue, 5:30 p.m., Lepper Library Salem Salem Community Pantry, 794 E. ...

Driver in fatal Salem crash identified

Local News August 31, 2026

SALEM (WKBN) — A Salem woman has died and a passenger has been hospitalized after a car drove into a building Saturday afternoon. A release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the car crashed into Perry Township Garage on South Ellsworth Avenue just before 4 p.m. The driver, identified as Jennifer Engle, 56, of Salem, drove her Ford Fiesta off the left side of the roadway, crossing Snyder Avenue and crashing into the building, the release says. Engle was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was airlifted to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown with “serious ...

Fire departments across the county to host Sept. 11 memorial event at Crestview HS

Local News August 31, 2026

COLUMBIANA — An event honoring the lives of the 343 New York firefighters who died in the line of duty on Sept. 11, 2001 is being held at the Crestview High School. The Memorial Stair Climb and walk is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Rebel Stadium. The event is being hosted locally by the Columbiana County fire departments and is part of national 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs being held across the country. “You die twice in your life. Once when you pass, and the second time is when people stop saying your name,” local event coordinator Casey Panezott said. “We are hoping ...