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THU/10-2 Chester Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Thrift Shop, 1-5 p.m.; liquidation sale; by donation Columbiana The 1960 Class of Fairfield-Waterford, 11:30 a.m., Belleria Pizza in Columbiana Drive thru stuffed pepper dinner, 4 p.m. until sold out, St. Jude Women’s Guild, 180 7th ...

Area Briefing

Scholar of the Month Lucas Zoellers is the September 2025 Lions Club Scholar of the Month. Lucas is the son of Grover and Julie Zoellers of New Cumberland, West Virginia. He is a three-year letterman in football and a three-year letterman in baseball. In 2023 he was awarded Oak Glen ...

Program to test wells outside of priority zone finally launches

LISBON — Columbiana County residents with private wells outside of the priority zones near East Palestine can start applying to participate in the new Expanded Potable Water Sampling Program. “They’re finally going to know what’s going on with their wells,” Columbiana County Health ...

‘Pride in Stride’

EAST LIVERPOOL —The East Liverpool High School Pride in Stride Marching Band traveled to Dover on Saturday night to participate along with eight other bands in the 2026 Dover High School Band Preview. Other bands participating in the band preview included the host band the Dover Marching ...

Russell’s gig now permanent as Ward resigns as fire chief in Liverpool Twp.

LACROFT — With the acceptance of Dave Ward’s resignation from the Liverpool Township Fire Department Tuesday, Jacob Russell’s acting fire chief gig went to a permanent post. Ward, the department’s embattled fire chief, submitted his resignation letter Sept. 26, resigning as chief and ...

Window replacement planned for older part of Hancock County Courthouse

NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County commissioners are moving ahead with one planned improvement to the county courthouse, but will have to hold off on another one for the time being. As part of their meeting Thursday, commissioners gave the go-ahead for county officials to apply for a grant ...