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First responders, veterans program set to receive state funding

EAST PALESTINE — A program aimed at helping first responders and veterans rest, restore and refresh plans to use $100,000 from Ohio’s capital budget for a pavilion and trails at the wooded retreat known as Camp Braveheart. State Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield announced the award in a press release last week. Camp Braveheart President and Founder Kelli Hephner had a dream of a camp, a place where first responders, the people who see too much while saving lives and responding to calls, can relax, talk to each other, deal with the stresses of the job and heal. Hephner spent many ...

Former police officer pleads guilty to threatening court officials

LISBON — A former police officer accused of making threats against a judge, the prosecutor’s office and three others agreed to a plea deal Thursday, with sentencing set for 1 p.m. July 22. Matthew Elser, 45, Market Street, Columbiana, appeared in the custody of a deputy sheriff for the ...

Southern Local board names new superintendent

SALINEVILLE – Southern Local Schools has a new leader who is no stranger to the school district. “Coming back to Southern Local is like coming full circle for me,” said Mary Alice Sigler, who was appointed superintendent by the Southern Local Board of Education on Tuesday. Before ...

Liverpool Township trustees approve 2027 budget

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP – The Liverpool Township Board of Trustees met in a regular session meeting and followed that with a budget hearing meeting to approve the 2027 budget on Tuesday. During the Budget Hearing, the trustees unanimously approved the 2027 budget as prepared by Fiscal Officer Shirley Flati. According to the approved budget the township estimates a total revenue for 2027 of approximately $1,650,921.15, with $169,427.15 in the General Fund; $15,019 in Motor Vehicle Tax; $145.06 in Gasoline Tax; $485,350 Road and Bridge Fund; $27,656 Permissive Motor Vehicle Tax; $5,800 ...

Another status hearing set in 2021 murder case

LISBON — Another status hearing is now set for 11:30 a.m. Aug. 6 in the aggravated murder case against Curtis D. Holland, the man identified by prosecutors as the other shooter allegedly involved in the 2021 murder of Brycen Douglas. Holland, 30, Dewey Avenue, East Liverpool, appeared in the custody of deputies during a status hearing Wednesday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Scott Washam. He was accompanied by one of his defense attorneys, Rhys Cartwright Jones. He’s also represented by defense attorney Zach Miller. The state was represented by county ...

Appeal filed of vicious designation for second dog involved in attack

LISBON — The owner of the second dog accused of attacking and seriously injuring a woman on May 15 at Lake Tomahawk recently filed an appeal to challenge the vicious dog designation against her dog, Beau, with a hearing set for 2 p.m. June 15 in Columbiana County Municipal Court. Laurel Brothers, Youngstown, filed the complaint through her attorneys Chris Amato and Frank Williams against the Columbiana County Dog Warden Heidi Wallace. The complaint seeks a hearing in county Municipal Court to reverse the designation, claiming “the decision was arbitrary, capricious and ...