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East Liverpool council approves purchase of three new police cruisers

EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool Police Department will be getting three new cruisers. City council Monday night unanimously approved the purchase of three new cruisers at the request of Police Chief John Lane. The three cruisers are being purchased through the Ohio Cooperative Purchasing Program with a financing arrangement with Lease Servicing Center DBA NCL Government Capital for $250,000 with five annual lease payments of $57,411.12 which covers the cost of the three cruisers and equipment for them. Lane said the department is definitely in need of the new cruisers since ...

St. Clair Township police levy fails

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP — Voters Tuesday rejected the St. Clair Township police additional levy. Of the 5,352 registered voters in the township, 1,216 voters determined the fate of the St. Clair Police Department tax levy. With 455 votes or 37.42% of the votes for the levy and 761 votes or 62.58% of the votes against the levy, the new 3-mill levy which Police Chief Brian McKenzie said was to maintain the services currently being provided by the police department failed. McKenzie noted that the failed levy is going to result in a $481,000 spending deficit for the department and that ...

Rulli wins Republican congressional primary

Congressman Michael Rulli, the Republican who represents the area in the U.S. House, easily won his Republican primary. As for Democrats, Elizabeth Kirtley of New Philadelphia is the winner in the crowded six-person 6th District, according to unofficial results. In the 6th Congressional District’s Republican primary, Rulli, of Salem, who’s served in the House since June 2024, easily defeated Jullie Kelley of Monroe 79% to 21%, according to unofficial and incomplete results. Rulli said: “I’m very, very pleased with the results. People are still believing in the movement. We ...

Hanni claims new seat on appellate bench

YOUNGSTOWN — Several judicial seats are up for grabs in November at the county and state level. Those include two Mahoning County Common Pleas Court seats, Mahoning County’s Domestic Relations Court, and a seat on Ohio’s 7th District Court of Appeals in Youngstown. The latter arguably was the most hotly contested and now a winner has been determined. Mark Hanni will serve another six years on the 7th District Court of Appeals instead of ending his career in 2028. According to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s website, Hanni defeated the chief of ...

Wellsville Fire Department hires new firefighter

WELLSVILLE — Firefighter Bruce Minamyer is the newest member of the Wellsville Fire Department. Mayor Bob Boley conducted the swearing in ceremony Wednesday morning. Village council had already approved Minamyer’s hire Tuesday night. Minamyer is a veteran firefighter with 19 years of ...

Columbiana County voter turnout as expected: 20%

LISBON — Columbiana County Board of Elections Director Kim Fusco was spot on with her prediction for voter turnout — she said 20% — the total Tuesday night was 20.47%, with 13,029 total ballots cast. Voters said yes to all local liquor options, no to additional tax levies in St. Clair and Wayne townships and no to a .5% income tax increase in Leetonia. “Everything went pretty smooth,” Fusco said. She reported no issues at the polling places and noted that all the poll workers were told about Saltwell Road being blocked off by the post office in Lisbon. Some of the poll ...