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St. Clair Twp. trustees to apply for radio grant on behalf of fire department

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP – The St. Clair Township trustees will be applying for a radio grant on behalf of the Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department last week provided the trustees with the paperwork they need to file for a communications grant for new MARCS radios. If the grant is awarded, the new radios will improve communications between all forces and will have no cost to the township. The grant application is written for the maximum allowed of $50,000 and would cover the cost of eight new MARCS radios for the department. In other business, the trustees approved a ...

County board of developmental disabilities recognizes Lisbon Italo’s

LISBON – Earlier this year, the recently re-opened Italo’s welcomed Erica Wolfe as a new employee. The process for hiring her was a team effort, from the referral made by the Columbiana County Board of DD to Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, to her chosen Job Development ...

Man convicted of assault with a firearm appeals sentence

LISBON — A Lisbon man sentenced to at least nine years in prison in August filed an appeal recently to challenge his punishment. Hunter Congrove, 23, state Route 45, could face a maximum 12 years in prison if the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections chooses to keep him inside at the end of the nine years, dependent on his behavior in jail. He was sentenced to six to nine years for the felonious assault, a second-degree felony, a concurrent 12 months for the third-degree felony tampering with evidence charge and a mandatory additional three years for using a gun, ...

Festive Fall Feeling

Members of the East Liverpool Beautification Society: Janie Smith, Marybeth Jones, Pam Brophey, Robin Shannon, Tracy Hyatt and Tiffini Spencer spent Thursday morning decorating downtown East Liverpool with festive fall decorations. On a lamp post at the Diamond, they hang corn stalks and ...

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) Finance Committee met prior to the full board of trustees meeting Sept. 16 to discuss and review the CIC’s current loans and account balances. Committee member Connie Javens told the board that all loans made to area businesses, including Coppa’s Mutts & Cuts, D’s Crafts and Cravings LLC, Kerr (M&K Winery) and Ray Stephens, who has three outstanding, are all overdue in their payments. Coppa’s Mutts & Cuts has a principal balance of $26,531.87, with monthly payments of $550, is behind $8,610 in payments. D’s ...

East Liverpool school board members issue a call for help

EAST LIVERPOOL — Schools Superintendent Jonathan Ludwig shared his thoughts on the state report for the East Liverpool City School District with school board members Thursday night, with board members encouraging the public to get involved. Ludwig highlighted that the Career Tech Program maintained a five-star rating earning eight out of nine markers for that program. He noted that the College and Career Readiness increased and is on the right track, and that North and Westgate elementary schools are the pride of the district. “Looking ahead, we have work to do and I think ...