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State representative wants to include horses in felony animal cruelty

LISBON — State Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel, R-New Waterford, announced Wednesday that she introduced the Ohio Equestrian Protection Act to extend the protections created by Ohio’s felony animal cruelty law to horses. The move is in response to a still-pending animal cruelty case involving five horses whose remains were found at Pure Gold Stables in Salem Township last fall. At the time of the indictment against the former operator of the stables, Heather Birkmire, Columbiana County Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino explained that she could only be charged with misdemeanors because the ...

Heavy rains flood local communities, closes roads

LISBON — The rains came down heavy Tuesday morning, leaving scattered power outages, lots of flood waters in hard-hit Hanoverton and other flood-prone spots and some road closures, too. “Hanoverton got hammered,” Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency Director Peggy Clark ...

St. Clair Twp. trustees conduct bid opening for police car

CALCUTTA – St. Clair Township trustees Monday opened the four sealed bids received for the police car being sold by the police department. Bids were received in the amounts of $3,101, $3,600, $2,777 and $2,578.18. The highest bidder at $6.600 was Dallas Cole. Chief Brian McKenzie told the trustees in his report that there had been a tragic accident on state Route 11 and he wanted to recognize East Liverpool Fire Chief Antony Cumo and the East Liverpool Fire Department EMS members that were on the scene. He said Assistant Chief Lance Smith and his crew did an amazing job for as bad ...

Humane society pauses intake after seizure of over 100 animals

SALEM — The Columbiana County Humane Society has temporarily paused intake of animals following the seizure of more than 100 animals Monday. In a statement posted on the humane society’s Facebook page Tuesday, humane agent Fabian Pike announced that the humane society “temporarily closed [its] intake until [it] can find homes for some of [its] new and current residents.” The closure comes after “the humane crime unit seized 113 animals from an undisclosed location in Columbiana County” Monday, including dogs, cats, chickens, roosters, pigs, emus, a pheasant, rabbits, and ...

Stormy 2026 fair ends with injuries, medical emergencies

LISBON — The Columbiana County Fair ended Sunday with two people injured in the pit area during the demolition derby after tumultuous stormy weather conditions all week caused the cancellation of several grandstand shows due to unsafe track conditions. According to county Fair Board President John Wolf, a juvenile in the pit area was injured by a derby contestant’s car. He didn’t have any information on the injured juvenile’s condition, saying Monday they were waiting to hear. A man in the pit area was injured also when a tire blew, with debris hitting him in the head. ...