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Township vehicles get repairs in time for winter

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP — In preparation for winter, trustees during Tuesday’s Liverpool Township Board of Trustees meeting approved several repairs to township vehicles for the police, road and fire departments. Fire Chief Jacob Russell told the trustees that squad 25 which was worked on at Fairway Ford was originally estimated to cost $1,104, will now cost $3,500 due to the discovery of some new issues with it and squad 22 is being repaired with repairs paid for by fire department organization. Police Chief Jarod Kinemond said that the No. 7 car had the battery which was covered ...

Oktoberfest celebrates 15 years at Thompson Park

EAST LIVERPOOL — Oktoberfest, hosted annually by Calcutta and East Liverpool Rotary clubs, will return for its 15th Year on Sept. 26 at Thompson Park. The family friendly event, scheduled from noon to 8 p.m., will feature something for everyone including a variety of food vendors, a large selection of seasonal craft beers and wines, a kid zone, live entertainment, a Chinese auction and more. David Bickerton, Rotary member and event co-organizer has previously described Oktoberfest as “a super family event that organizations work to make cost effective so families can hang out ...

Suit targets Palestine class action attorneys, doctor

LISBON — A new lawsuit filed Wednesday morning seeks damages from the attorneys who represented residents in the $600 million class action settlement and a doctor who told them there would be no long-term health impacts from the 2023 train derailment. “This is an action by residents of East Palestine and the surrounding communities against the lawyers who were appointed to protect them and against the physician whose assurances persuaded them to sign away the right to be compensated for diseases they have not yet developed,” the 51-page document said. The complaint was filed in ...

West Virginia man charged in 2023 fatality

LISBON — A jury trial is now set Oct. 15 in Columbiana County Municipal Court for a West Virginia man charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated vehicular manslaughter for a 2023 fatal crash. Anthony L. Thornabar, 39, Spencer, W.Va., had a status conference Wednesday and was represented by defense attorney Chris Amato. Thornabar was accused of allegedly causing the Jan. 30, 2023 crash which led to the Jan. 31, 2023 death of 44-year-old Trevor Lee Reed of Salem. The misdemeanor charges against Thornabar were originally filed in January 2024, but the arraignment ...

Fire dept. theft suspect indicted

LISBON — Kaedin D. Ulbrich, 19, Steubenville Pike Road, Lisbon, was served Tuesday with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for fourth-degree felony grand theft and fifth-degree felony breaking and entering for illegally entering the Lisbon Fire Department building and stealing equipment, including numerous radios and turnout gear used for firefighting on June 19. According to a Lisbon Police report, Ulbrich allegedly admitting to entering the building on South Jefferson Street at 5 a.m. by using the garage door code. The police report said Ulbrich had ...

New felony charges issued to former Brooke High principal

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Two additional felony charges have been filed in the case against the now-former principal of Brooke High School, who has been accused of hiding cameras in three girls’ locker rooms at the school. Eric Michael James, 53, now faces three felony counts of intentionally intercepting or attempting to intercept wire, oral or electronic communication, and one felony count of breaking and entering a nonresidence, according to online magistrate records. He continues to be held in the West Virginia Northern Regional Jail on a combined $200,000 cash bond. Represented by ...