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Canfield Fair headliner cancels tour, replacement announced

(WKBN) – The Canfield Fair’s headliner this year is taking some time off for health reasons — canceling the remainder of his tour, including the fair. Bret Michaels’ team announced that after recent surgeries, the singer will need to take several months off to rest and recover. Michaels’ doctors said the heat and humidity during the summer can have a particularly negative effect on his blood sugar levels. His team expressed their apologies, saying they were “truly looking forward to the rest of this year’s shows.” The JAC has announced that Donnie Iris and The ...

49ers owner arrested in East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE (WKBN) — San Francisco 49ers owner John “Jed” York was arrested in the Valley over the weekend on two misdemeanor charges. York pleaded no contest Monday morning to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. He was arrested Sunday in East ...

Canfield Fair headliner cancels tour, replacement announced

(WKBN) – The Canfield Fair’s headliner this year is taking some time off for health reasons — canceling the remainder of his tour, including the fair. Bret Michaels’ team announced that after recent surgeries, the singer will need to take several months off to rest and recover. Michaels’ doctors said the heat and humidity during the summer can have a particularly negative effect on his blood sugar levels. His team expressed their apologies, saying they were “truly looking forward to the rest of this year’s shows.” The JAC has announced that Donnie Iris and The ...

Wellsville fire chief still committed to road closure

WELLSVILLE — The village fire chief remains steadfast in the closure of a section of Main Street following the collapse of a building. Fire Chief Barry Podwel Tuesday addressed discussion at the previous council meeting regarding council being able to overrule his decision to keep the 400 block of Main Street closed due to safety reasons following the collapse of the 5&10 building. Podwel again said the road remains closed until the building comes down. He also reminded council that he said several meetings ago that if council wants to sign off and take the responsibility away from ...

Wellsville schools principals share goals for upcoming year

WELLSVILLE — Wellsville Schools faculty members recently shared year-end stats from the 2025-2026 school year and plans for the 2026-2027 school year with school board members. Kevin Parkin, newly hired principal at the jr. sr. high school, said that while there are no students of the month yet, he has had the pleasure of meeting students who are busy working hard in the marching band. He said instructional priorities for the coming school year are to see student growth through NWEA and OST while building goals for the next two years include NWEA/ELA to have 37% of all students ...

Grant makes county tire collection possible

LISBON — The Columbiana County Health District will host a tire collection event from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 3 at the Columbiana County Fairgrounds through a mosquito granted received earlier this year. “Tires are a problem,” county Health Commissioner Dr. Wes Vins said. During their meeting Wednesday, health board members approved a contract with Liberty Tire for the tire event, not to exceed $10,000. The health district received a $20,000 mosquito grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, with plans to use half for the tire collection event. Sewage Program Manager ...