Engineer’s office to apply for funds for slip repair along Steubenville Pike Road

July 31, 2026

LISBON — The Columbiana County Engineer’s Office plans to apply for funds to repair an area along Steubenville Pike Road near Highlandtown Lake where the road’s starting to slip. “We’ve been battling it a long time,” Chief Deputy Highway Engineer Bill Helscel said. On Wednesday, the county commissioners gave permission for county Engineer Bert Dawson to sign applications and related forms for the Ohio Public Works Commission Emergency Funding Program for the emergency slip repair. Helscel said the road is starting to slip away and each year they’ve been putting down ...

Driver accused of fleeing fatal pedestrian crash arraigned

July 31, 2026

LISBON — The driver accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian and then fleeing the scene in East Liverpool on Feb. 4 entered a not guilty plea during arraignment Thursday on multiple counts. Tracy C. Quimby, 34, last known address Jackman Street, East Liverpool, also with an address in ...

Negley man pleads not guilty in child’s death

July 31, 2026

LISBON — A Negley man charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering children for allegedly causing the death of a 2-year-old child in December 2024 entered a not guilty plea Thursday. Seth T. Hildebrand, 20, last known address Southern Street, appeared for arraignment before ...

Not guilty pleas entered in cases involving sexual conduct with minors

July 31, 2026

LISBON — A Leetonia man accused of allegedly having sexual contact with a 5-year-old child entered a not guilty plea during arraignment Thursday. Scott E. Arter, 61, Leetonia Road, was charged with gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony, for allegedly having sexual contact with the child victim on Aug. 24, 2025. Arter appeared before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton, who continued his bond of $200,000 cash or surety, but with the additional requirement requested by the prosecutor of no contact with the victim or any of the state’s witnesses. ...

Hancock Schools implementing new policy aimed at third grade success

July 30, 2026

NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County Board of Education is set to implement a new policy in an effort to officially meet requirements under a 2023 state law. The policy, which implements a documented policy under the Third Grade Success Act, is available for a 30-day public comment period, ...

Wellsville Board of Education approves new communication software

July 30, 2026

WELLSVILLE — The Wellsville school board Monday approved new software to communicate with parents. The board approved the use of Parent Square as the district’s new communication software. Parent Square will be used during the 2026-2027 school year by all district staff members to communicate with parents. In other business, the board approved the financial report, transfers and modifications of funds and then and now certificates during the finance portion of the meeting. The board also approved the revised temporary appropriations and certificate of resources for fiscal year ...