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Participants still sought for East Palestine health study

EAST PALESTINE — Participants are still being sought for a health study conducted by the University of Kentucky. Erin Haynes, who serves as Principal Investigator of the East Palestine Train Derailment Health Research Program, visited Village Council in recent weeks to go over the program. Led by the University of Kentucky with partners at the University of Pittsburgh and Yale University the study exists to answer the health and water questions the community has been asking since February 2023, the team said. The study is built to follow participants over time to determine the ...

Event helps Southern Local students prepare for year

SALINEVILLE – Many families gathered on the grounds of the Southern Local Schools’ campus Monday evening to receive school supplies and enjoy some outdoor fun as they prepared for the start of a new school year. Through the involvement of many staff members, volunteers and various ...

Hancock County to seek proposals for new courthouse X-ray machine

NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County commissioners are seeking an upgrade to the security systems at the main entrance to the county courthouse. During the regular commission meeting Friday morning, commissioners unanimously agreed to advertise a request for proposal for the purchase of a new ...

County purchases road salt for winter

LISBON — The Columbiana County commissioners approved an emergency purchase of road salt in their meeting Wednesday. The commissioners unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the purchase of rock salt from Hoopes-Edwards Capital, LLC for $126.50 per ton at a cost not to exceed $124,999.99. While in years past the county has obtained its road salt through the Ohio Department of Transportation’s cooperative purchasing program, Commissioner Tim Ginter said that the board was informed the county would be unable to do so again until January next year. The county previously ...

Wellsville PD likely to see increase in OT costs

WELLSVILLE — The Wellsville Police Department is short on staff, so overtime may increase in the near future. Lt. Marsha Eisenhart Tuesday told village council members that one of the police officers should know by Sept. 8 if he is going to need surgery and if he does, he will probably be off work until February. The department also has another officer off for military service and next week two officers will be at Camp Fitch as chaperones. Eisenhart also said that Marathon has added more lanes to transport the gas and oil they get out of the ground and those lanes cost millions ...

CCCTC passes resolution for Tax Increment Financing

LISBON — The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center has passed a resolution waiving the required notices for the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) being sought by the St. Clair Township Board of Trustees. The career center board has been in discussions with the Beaver Local School District, which would also be affected by the TIF proposed by the township. According to the resolution, St. Clair Township is planning to offer 100 percent exemption over a period of 30 years for affected parcels. Tax Increment Financing is an economic development tool available to local governments ...