Cow struck by vehicle in Columbiana County crash: OSHP

September 19, 2026

BUTLER TWP. (WKBN) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol was called to a crash where a cow was struck in the roadway Friday morning in Columbiana County. Troopers were called to state Route 9 near Mountz Road in Butler Township around 4:15 a.m. According to OSHP, two vehicles were involved in the crash. Troopers said one of the vehicles hit a cow in the roadway. Troopers did not disclose how the second vehicle was involved in the crash. Tow trucks removed both vehicles from the scene. OSHP said that the cow is now deceased. The roadway is now open.

CCCTC presents Community Partner Awards

September 19, 2026

LISBON – The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center Board of Education and Superintendent Jeremy Corbisello presented the first annual Community Partner Awards to deserving businesses and individuals this summer at the CCCTC’s July board meeting. The awards were a vision that ...

Praise, concerns pour in from West Virginia for repeal of power plant emissions rules

September 18, 2026

CHARLESTON - West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back Biden-era rules limiting emissions by electric power plants in the state and across the nation, though advocates for clean air warned about the health ...

Columbiana County commissioner addresses assault at courthouse

September 18, 2026

LISBON — Commissioner Mike Halleck touched on the assault incident that occurred on the second floor of the Columbiana County Courthouse during the commissioners’ meeting Wednesday. “Best wishes to Mr. Boyd and Mr. Thorn who were injured in all this,” he said. He also commented he thought that was the first time something like that happened in all the years he’s been in the courthouse. A defendant who had just been sentenced to a year in prison in county Common Pleas Court for several felony charges, including aggravated assault, was being escorted down the second-floor ...

CCBDD approves additional funds to fix school roof

September 18, 2026

LISBON — The Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities Wednesday voted in favor of spending an additional $10,0000 to fix the roof on EDI South. The work is to be done by Hissom Roofing and Construction. The board had previously approved the roof repair at a cost of $49,000. CCBDD Superintendent Bill Devon said repairs to the main roof of the building had been previously approved, but that there is an additional roof on the back of the building and some awnings that needed repaired and that’s what the additional funding is for. The new roof will have a ...

West Virginia lawmakers and regulators push to protect aging coal plants

September 18, 2026

CHARLESTON - Lawmakers, state regulators and utilities are trying to ensure West Virginia’s aging coal-fired power plants continue to provide base-load energy into the regional energy grid. The Joint Committee on Energy and Public Works heard from officials with the Office of Energy, the Public Service Commission and the state’s two electric utility companies about West Virginia’s ability to provide coal-fired power to the PJM Interconnection, the regional grid that serves 13 states and Washington, D.C. Nicholas Preservati, deputy secretary of the state Department of Commerce ...