Wellsville receives funding for marina renovations

July 25, 2026

WELLSVILLE — The village has received funding for renovations at the marina. Fiscal Officer Hoi Wah Yu reported to council Tuesday the village has been awarded $25,000 from the Charles M. Pugliese and Thelma M. Pugliese Charitable Foundation. She noted that the grant could also possibly be used toward matching funds for CDBG Plus dollars. Wah said she applied for the grant in March. Council unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the village to accept the grant. In other business, Mayor Bob Boley noted people have been asking about the fountains on Broadway Street, and ...

Driver accused in fleeing pedestrian death faces felony charges

July 25, 2026

LISBON — The driver accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian and then fleeing the scene the evening of Feb. 4 on Bradshaw Avenue in East Liverpool is now facing felony charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide. Tracy C. Quimby, 34, Jackman Street, East Liverpool, was served Thursday with the secret indictment issued last month by the Columbiana County Grand Jury. The charges, all third-degree felonies, include aggravated vehicular homicide and three counts of failure to stop after an accident. The indictment alleges that Quimby caused the death of Braidy Ingram, 64, of ...

East Liverpool superintendent shares summer achievements and back to school preparations

July 25, 2026

EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool schools superintendent recently provided board members with highlights of summer achievements and an update on back to school preparation. Superintendent Jonathan Ludwig shared the information with board members during Thursday East Liverpool City Schools Board of Education meeting, starting by welcoming to the district the new staff members who were present. Ludwig then shared how East Liverpool students continued to excel in athletics, academics, music and innovation over the summer. He congratulated Arionna Olmdsted-Huffman for her ...

DTF recovers suspected cocaine during warrant execution

July 25, 2026

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Columbiana County Drug Task Force (DTF) assisted by East Liverpool police officers recovered trafficking amounts of suspected cocaine Wednesday. Officers also recovered a digital scale and packaging material consistent with trafficking during the warrant execution at ...

Man sentenced for impaired driving has case remanded to trial court

July 25, 2026

LISBON — A man sentenced to prison last year for allegedly being impaired during a 2023 crash which seriously injured a woman is out of jail after an appeals court agreed his blood sample wasn’t refrigerated properly. Christopher C. Mele, 66, Lucretia Lane, Columbiana, appeared for a status hearing Friday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court with his defense attorney David Betras before Judge Megan Bickerton. The case was remanded back to the trial court after the recent ruling by the Seventh District Court of Appeals. A new trial date was set for 9 a.m. Oct. 13 in Common ...

Hancock commissioners push Brown’s Island as potential Market Street Bridge solution

July 25, 2026

NEW CUMBERLAND — While not currently on the list of possible options for a replacement of the Market Street Bridge, Hancock County commissioners are hoping highway officials may consider a route that would cross Brown’s Island. The Hancock County Commission, during its meeting Thursday afternoon, unanimously approved a resolution in support of the proposal, which has been forwarded to the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission. “There’s been a lot of discussion since the Market Street Bridge shut down,” noted Commission President Eron Chek, saying the ...