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Operation BRIDGE Days expand to support local veterans

LISBON — Operation BRIDGE Days aimed at bridging the gap for residents needing access to immediate substance use and mental health care will take place July 15 in downtown Salem and July 16 in downtown East Liverpool. The Columbiana County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board (CCMHRSB) and the Columbiana County Drug Task Force announced the dates and locations for the annual events which will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on July 15 at Lincoln Plaza at the corner of State Street and Lincoln Avenue in Salem and on July 16 on West Fifth Street near the Way Station in East ...

Columbiana man convicted in baseball bat attack has hearing set in intimidation case

LISBON — A former Columbiana man in prison for at least 39 years for attempting to kill a woman with a baseball bat and then setting her home on fire last year will face a new hearing at 1 p.m. Aug. 28 for a separate case of menacing and attempted intimidation. Frederick L. Harroff, 66, was scheduled for a status hearing Monday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton, but instead, a new hearing was set for the case and the jury trial that was set for next week was canceled. Harroff did not make the trip from prison for the status session, with nothing ...

Chester kicks off 4th of July celebration with mural dedication

CHESTER — Chester, West Virginia kicked off their annual 4th of July celebration with a dedication for a mural depicting the Rock Springs Park amusement site. Cara McMahan, Montani Outreach Movement (MOMCO), which is a group of five mothers who started the non-profit group in 2023 with ...

Highway patrol cruiser struck by wrong-way driver in East Liverpool

EAST LIVERPOOL — A three-vehicle injury crash involving a wrong-way driver and a marked Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser at 8:19 p.m. Saturday, July 4, on U.S. Route 30 in the city of East Liverpool remains under investigation. A trooper from the Lisbon Post was on routine patrol in a marked cruiser when the vehicle was struck by a Lincoln SUV traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of the divided highway. The impact caused the patrol cruiser to overturn. The trooper was able to exit the vehicle and provide aid to the other involved driver, identified as David Hertzler, 61, of ...

Hancock Commission considers agreement for senior meal program

NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County commissioners addressed several end-of-year items during their meeting Tuesday, including a lease agreement between the Hancock County Senior Center and the Brooke County Committee on Aging. The Brooke County Committee on Aging is a nonprofit organization that oversees the Brooke County Senior Center. “They want to rent out the kitchen to provide meal delivery,” Commission President Eron Chek said. The nutrition program serves both Brooke and Hancock counties, offering lunches through one congregate site in Hancock County and two locations in ...

Glenmoor ECO Presbyterian Rainforest Falls VBS

The annual Vacation Bible School at Glenmoor ECO Presbyterian Church will be July 5-9. Sessions will be each night from 6 to 8:30 p.m. with the closing program held Friday at 7 p.m. “Rainforest Falls VBS provides opportunities for high-energy fun while exploring the nature of God.” said ...