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Rodman Public Library announces June activities

Neighborhood News June 5, 2026

ALLIANCE – Rodman Public Library will host the following activities in June: RPL Plans Movie Matinee Rodman Public Library will screen a blockbuster based on a popular video game franchise on the big screen inside the Main Auditorium at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 20. (Due to licensing agreements, Rodman Library is not allowed to reveal the title of the movie in mainstream media.) In the animated adventure film, which is rated PG and runs 1 hour and 39 minutes, a Brooklyn plumber is transported to a colorful world filled with mushroom people. He teams up with new friends on a ...

Local 4-Her shares experience at conference with commissioners

Local News June 5, 2026

LISBON — Local 4-H member and United Local incoming senior Atlee Brinker recently returned from trips to D.C. and Columbus, learning about government policy making from the inside and sharing her story with Columbiana County commissioners on Wednesday. “This was definitely a unique ...

POLICE

Police and Court Reports June 5, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — An alarm was reported at 8:26 p.m. Wednesday at AG-PRO, U.S. Route 62, Knox Township. A deputy responded and found all doors and windows secure at ground level and all security cords on equipment secure also. — A man from Depot Road, Hanover Township, reported at 1 p.m. Wednesday that three years ago he gave a nephew a 1982 Chevy El Camino as a gift titled in the nephew’s name. He learned that the nephew passed away a week ago in Youngstown and his mother took the El Camino from where he lived, possibly to this county. He was told it’s a civil matter that ...

Community Briefs

Neighborhood News June 4, 2026

Banquet in Salem Friends of the Banquet will sponsor the Dine in or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem will be served from 5 p.m. until the food is gone Monday at the Salem Memorial Building. The menu will include sausage sandwich with onions and peppers, augratin potatoes, peas, applesauce, fresh vegetables and fruit, and cookies.. Dine in will park in designated area behind the building and proceed to front door. Drive thru will line up in lot behind the building; one meal per individuals in the vehicle. No parking in the library lot. For information or to sponsor a Banquet call Patty ...

THE COURTS

Police and Court Reports June 4, 2026

Court News LISBON — A Columbiana man accused of possessing images of child pornography has again been found competent to stand trial. Richard Braham, 27, West Park Avenue, had previously been found competent and without serious mental issues last fall, but his defense attorney Charley Kidder requested another evaluation in February, which was ordered but wasn’t completed. On April 20, Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam again ordered the evaluations be done by the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio. Braham was charged last year with one count of ...

Commissioners discuss homestead property tax exemption

Local News June 4, 2026

LISBON — Some local school treasurers asked Columbiana County commissioners to evaluate the possible financial impact to school districts before deciding whether to approve an additional homestead property tax exemption for qualifying taxpayers. “While I understand and appreciate the ...