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WEST POINT LIONS CLUB COMMUNITY DAY

Jesse Robinson, 1, East Liverpool dances in the cockpit of a ERCoupe to music played by a DJ in the background while his dad Ryan looks on at the West Point Lions Club Community Day at the Columbiana County Airport. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

New Beaver Local Board of Education member to be selected in September

LISBON — A new member is expected to be selected for the open seat on the Beaver Local Board of Education in September. The board met in special session on Aug. 20 and interviewed each of the four people who met the Aug. 11 application deadline. The four people to seek the seat recently ...

Mayor discusses collaboration between the city and school district

Mayor Bobby Smith spoke with the East Liverpool Board of Education during Thursday’s board meeting. Smith told the board members that collaboration between the school district and the city could help get things done and help benefit the students. One of the collaborations the mayor ...

Residents still waiting for compensation one year after approval

EAST PALESTINE — Today marks 11 months since a federal judge signed off on the $600 million class action settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents who lived or worked within 20 miles of the 2023 East Palestine train derailment. Nearly a year after final approval was granted and over ...

Chester residents learn the art of canning

CHESTER— When Connie Doughty, the director at Lynn Murray Memorial Library, walked into work Wednesday, the lingering aroma of pickles greeted her. On Tuesday afternoon, the library was the site of a canning class offered by the WVU Hancock County Extension office that detailed the fine art ...

Thompson Building enters interior planning phase

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Thompson Building has entered a planning phase, according to contractor Craig Cozza, Cozza Enterprises. Cozza noted that there was a lot of extra work that needed to be done on the exterior of the building to shore it up and prevent any more water damage to the ...