ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP — Detective Chase Askounes, Patrolman Mikayla McCulley and Administrator Herman Potts, St. Clair Police Department (SCPD), gathered at Tri-State Ford in East Liverpool Thursday morning to accept a check from the dealership for $5,000 for the SCPD’s Fore Cops and Kids ...
SALEM — A bomb threat forced the evacuation of a Salem business Friday. Salem Police Department detectives Craig Crider and Brad Davis said that Walmart received a threatening phone call claiming that there were multiple explosive devices inside the store at approximately 10:45 a.m. ...
LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners on Wednesday approved one of the first steps needed for county Recorder Jim Armeni Sr. to preserve and digitize deteriorating historical records, some dating back to the 1800s. Commissioners authorized Armeni to sign a contract with COTT System for ...
EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool City Council’s Refuse and Recycling/Public Utilities/Franchise Committee met with other council members on Wednesday to discuss what to do with the city’s water department and the Board of Public Utilities (BPU), which is currently not meeting due to a lack of board members. No formal decision was made due to committee members wanting to consult with City Law Director Charles Payne before making a decision to recommend temporarily disbanding the board to a full council to vote on. The Refuse and Recycling/Public Utilities/Franchise ...
LISBON — Former East Liverpool City Health District food service inspector Alan Masters entered not guilty pleas Thursday to 23 counts of tampering with records, a third-degree felony charge. Masters, 64, West Eighth Street, Salem, was accompanied by his hired attorney, Bruce Williams, for arraignment before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam. The case has been assigned to Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton. His bond was continued. The indictment against Masters alleges that he falsified food inspection reports over a nearly one-year period, with all ...
LISBON — Columbiana County voters won’t see much on their primary ballots for county officeholders since they’re running unopposed and both party candidates for 79th state representative are running unopposed. Some voters will see a limited number of issues and local liquor options, besides all the state candidates. The ballot includes Republican 79th state Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel, New Waterford and her Democratic opponent, Bob Guy, East Liverpool, along with Republican officeholders Commissioner Mike Halleck, Auditor Nancy Gause Milliken and Probate/Juvenile Court Judge Thomas ...
