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NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County commissioners will seek outside legal counsel to advise them in relation to the distribution of the county’s allotment of opioid settlement funds, in particular concerning one of its selected recipients. Commissioners convened in a special meeting Friday morning, where the agenda included a “consideration to hire outside legal counsel for contract consultation.” “This was put on by Eron,” noted Commissioner Paul Cowey, referring to Commission President Eron Chek, who joined the meeting midway through discussion on the agenda item. The ...

Area youth do well at fair’s rabbit and poultry sale

LISBON – Ryder Wilson, 11, Hanoverton, and Rosa Wallace, 14, East Rochester, were both surprised and excited at what their animals brought in at the Jr. Fair Market Poultry and Market Rabbit Sale on Thursday at the Columbiana County Fair. Ryder’s New Zealand fryer rabbit which took grand ...

New playground among summer projects for Southern Local

SALINEVILLE – When pupils return to Southern Local Elementary School in a few weeks, they will find many things to do on its new playground, one of several improvements to the Southern Local campus this summer. Produced by Wisconsin-based BCI Burke and sold and installed by Snider ...

Flying high

Everly Giannone, 4, Salineville, enjoys a fair ride at the Columbiana County Fair Friday. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

The Wonderdog Show entertains fairgoers

LISBON — Tracy Custer, St. Louis, Missouri, and Ariel Faith, Cincinnati, Ohio entertained fairgoers on Friday with performances of their Wonderdog Show. The Cincinnati-based Wonderdog Show has a variety of dogs trained as frisbee dogs, agility dogs and trick dogs who give performances at ...

Master gardners share their knowledge at the fair and beyond

LISBON — For master gardeners Terri Ruggiero, New Waterford, and David Burnham, Canfield, their paths to becoming master gardeners couldn’t have been more different. But now since becoming certified as master gardeners in the same class at Ohio State in 2024, they share a common love of ...