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Columbiana County elections board certifies primary results

LISBON — The Columbiana County Board of Elections certified the official results of the May 5 primary Tuesday, noting the trend of people voting in office rather than mailing in absentee ballots is continuing. While the overwhelming majority of voters continues coming out on Election Day, in this case 10,963 voters, there were only 661 absentee ballots mailed in that counted while there were 1,405 ballots cast in the board office for early voting. “More and more voters are going away from the postal service,” Board of Elections Director Kim Fusco said. For this election, ...

Fatal crash in St. Clair Township still under investigation

LISBON — An accident which took the life of a Negley woman last month remains under investigation, with the Ohio State Highway Patrol report identifying the other driver as John Lee Shepherd, 41, Hamilton Lane, East Palestine. Katelyn McKenzie Williams, 26, Navajo Trail, Negley, was killed when her southeastbound Ford Escape on state Route 170 was struck head-on by a northwestbound Chevy Silverado driven by Shepherd, who crossed the center line at 7:30 p.m. April 25 in St. Clair Township. The crash caused Williams’ vehicle to travel off of the right side of the road. Alcohol was ...

Beaver Local BOE learns about Bycroft fees

LISBON — A change in service agreements with the Robert ByCroft School has made the Beaver Local School District responsible for half of the cost of their students placed with the specialty school. District Superintendent Eric Lowe said the district was only recently notified of the shift in fee structures that resulted in an estimated $71,379 cost to the district. “In the past, there has not been a charge. The district would likely be paying 50 percent of the cost of the students’ services with what seemed to be a possibility of it increasing along the way in future years,” ...

Wellsville school board tables non-renewal of contract for teacher

WELLSVILLE – The Wellsville school board Monday night held an extended executive session before tabling action on the non-renewal of a teaching contract. The board tabled the issue regarding the contract of Mitchell McDowell, a Daw Elementary fourth-grade teacher, following four hours behind closed doors. Board members unanimously agreed to discuss at a later date the matter of the contract non-renewal at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. Board members did not disclose the reason for the recommended non-renewal. When questioned on the matter, they said they could not discuss it ...

EP woman pleads not guilty in animal cruelty case

LISBON — An East Palestine woman pleaded not guilty during arraignment Monday on four counts of prohibitions concerning companion animals related to 21 animals seized from her home due to alleged unsanitary conditions. Jennifer Albert, 38, West Main Street, was ordered to have no companion animals as a condition of her recognizance bond for the misdemeanor charges. She’s scheduled to face a pretrial at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 3 on the misdemeanor charges. The original affidavit said animals were found at her address on April 3 “in conditions of extreme filth, causing suffering, lack of ...