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Paper problems, low turnout in Hancock County primary

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:03:16 EDT

NEW CUMBERLAND - Some of the electronic voting machines used in Hancock County's primary election Tuesday were temporarily out of service due to their running out of the paper used to back up voters' selections.

County Clerk Eleanor Straight said the paper rolls are supposed to hold the votes of about 250 voters but that some had only 90 or 100.

Advice given after EL walking tour

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:01:51 EDT

EAST LIVERPOOL - When Chuck D'Aprix walks downtown in any town, he looks at everything a little differently. It's his job.

As an employee with the Downtown Entrepreneurship Project, D'Aprix made the trek from his Washington, DC headquarters to East Liverpool and walked along the streets and sidewalks steeped in history.

Bond remains for murder suspect

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:05:34 EDT

LISBON - Bond remained set at $2 million for Wellsville murder suspect Eric Dillard after a judge denied his motion for bond modification.

Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge C. Ashley Pike issued the decision Wednesday morning, two days after Dillard's attorney, James Hartford, asked him to release his client on his own recognizance.

Proposed parking changes discussed

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:04:38 EDT

EAST LIVERPOOL - The city may soon be offering parking permits for two lots along Sixth Street and for off-street parking near the city's Kent State campus

The notion was discussed at a meeting of the East Liverpool Streets Committee, and chairman Bink Applegate said he wanted the process to move forward as fast as reasonably possible.

Voters approve animal shelter levy

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:04:05 EDT

NEW MANCHESTER - Voters in Tuesday's election passed a levy for the Hancock County Animal Shelter, with about 64 percent of voters approving.

The levy, which received 5,880 votes for and 3,246 against, will raise $100,000 each year for three years, beginning July 1, 2009. The levy will be collected at a rate of 70 center per $100 of the assessed value of Class II property and $1.