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Community News May 19, 2026

TUE/5-19 Canfield That Quilt Group I Belong To (TQGIBT), 7 p.m., The Rotary Building at Fair Park on Oak Street; program will be a grand exposition of quilts, their stories and the memories that they hold for TQ quilters. Members are also reminded to bring their heirloom blocks Number 1 for their Block of the Month quilt. For information, call Jeanne 330-507-4672. Columbiana Drive-Thru Rigatoni Dinner, 4-5:30 p.m., Grace Church; $8 City council, 7 p.m., city hall County Columbiana County Board of Elections, 1:30 p.m., board office Columbiana County Educational Service Center ...

Beaver Local BOE learns about Bycroft fees

Local News May 19, 2026

LISBON — A change in service agreements with the Robert ByCroft School has made the Beaver Local School District responsible for half of the cost of their students placed with the specialty school. District Superintendent Eric Lowe said the district was only recently notified of the shift in fee structures that resulted in an estimated $71,379 cost to the district. “In the past, there has not been a charge. The district would likely be paying 50 percent of the cost of the students’ services with what seemed to be a possibility of it increasing along the way in future years,” ...

Trump says he’s called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

Local News May 19, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war. “There seems to be a very good chance that they can work something out. If we can do that without bombing the ...

Education Briefs

Community News May 19, 2026

Bowling Green State University Dean’s List Spring 2026 East Liverpool: Gavin Maze Columbiana: Jayden Scheller Homeworth: Macy Wilson Leetonia: Katrina Schmucker, Chloe Gill Lisbon: Dalton Curran Salem: Lainey Haas, Laila Murray Washingtonville: Sabine Encina Southern New Hampshire University Spring 2026 President’s List Kristyl Jackson of Lisbon Isaac Wood of East Liverpool Kayla Howard of East Liverpool Destiny Beaver of East Liverpool Sara Herron of Newell Jaclyn King of Chester Lillian Sholes of Sebring Mackenzie DeGarmo of Minerva Jacob ...

POLICE

Police & Courts May 19, 2026

East Liverpool — An Ogden Street resident told police investing a possible breaking and entering on May 3 that the light from the sun was shining through her window in a manor she had never seen before and that there was no one in the home but the light scared her and she decided to call the police and that everything was okay. — Bri Cook, 26, address not provided, was taken into custody for an outstanding warrant through the county when she came into the police department on May 3 to report an incident that had happened earlier in the day. — Officers forwarded a report ...

Woman dies after Monday morning crash in Perry Township

Local News May 19, 2026

PERRY TOWNSHIP (WKBN) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a Monday morning crash involving a semi-truck that resulted in a woman’s death. Yolanda Medina Matos, 58, of Campbell, died at the hospital Monday as a result of injuries from a crash around 10 a.m. Monday. The two-vehicle crash happened on state Route 344 at the intersection of Cunningham Road. A release from authorities states the other driver, a 51-year-old Salem man, was taken to the hospital as a precaution with no apparent injuries. The release states a car driven by Matos failed to yield at a stop ...