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Former Columbiana man convicted of attempted murder earns additional time for menacing, intimidation

LISBON — A former Columbiana man already sentenced to at least 39 years in prison for trying to kill a woman last year earned an additional year for menacing and attempted intimidation of the same woman via letters sent from jail. Frederick L. Harroff, 67, appeared via video from the Lake Erie Correctional Center for a plea and sentencing hearing Monday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. Harroff had nothing to say when given the opportunity to speak. He entered a guilty plea to menacing by stalking and attempted intimidation of an attorney, ...

BWD received update on risk management insurance

WELLSVILLE — The Buckeye Water District board recently received an update on its annual risk management insurance. A representative from Whitacker Myers Insurance Agency addressed the board regarding the BWD risk management yearly renewal which is scheduled to renew on Oct. 1. Board members were advised that all their properties saw an approximate 3% increase, which totaled a more than $1 million increase in value from last year for inflationary purposes. The inland Marine property increased in value by approximately $64,000. The renewal premium for this year is $69,866 minus a ...

St. Clair Twp. trustees to apply for radio grant on behalf of fire department

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP – The St. Clair Township trustees will be applying for a radio grant on behalf of the Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department last week provided the trustees with the paperwork they need to file for a communications grant for new MARCS radios. If the grant is awarded, the new radios will improve communications between all forces and will have no cost to the township. The grant application is written for the maximum allowed of $50,000 and would cover the cost of eight new MARCS radios for the department. In other business, the trustees approved a ...

County board of developmental disabilities recognizes Lisbon Italo’s

LISBON – Earlier this year, the recently re-opened Italo’s welcomed Erica Wolfe as a new employee. The process for hiring her was a team effort, from the referral made by the Columbiana County Board of DD to Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, to her chosen Job Development ...

Man convicted of assault with a firearm appeals sentence

LISBON — A Lisbon man sentenced to at least nine years in prison in August filed an appeal recently to challenge his punishment. Hunter Congrove, 23, state Route 45, could face a maximum 12 years in prison if the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections chooses to keep him inside at the end of the nine years, dependent on his behavior in jail. He was sentenced to six to nine years for the felonious assault, a second-degree felony, a concurrent 12 months for the third-degree felony tampering with evidence charge and a mandatory additional three years for using a gun, ...