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Hancock County Animal Shelter levy on the ballot

NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County voters will be asked to show support for dogs, cats and other animals looking for a home through a new levy in support of the Hancock County Animal Shelter. The levy, designed to raise $300,000 per year over a four-year period, is among items appearing on Hancock County ballots for the May 12 primary election. The levy call was approved by county commissioners Nov. 25, 2025. Lorianne Barbour, director of operations for the Jefferson County Humane Society, which has been overseeing the animal shelter’s operations since November, addressed ...

Amended documents filed in federal case to appoint receivership for Justice-owned Greenbrier

CHARLESTON – Attorneys for a Texas-based hotel company filed new documents in federal court over the weekend amending their requests for a judge to place U.S. Sen. Jim Justice’s Greenbrier Resort into receivership and block any interference by the Justice family in the historic hotel’s operations. Attorneys for White Sulphur Springs Holdings LLC (WSSH), the company owned by Omni Hotels and Resorts parent company TRT Holdings, filed amended motions Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. WSSH, which purchased the remaining loan debt by the ...

East Liverpool business leader to address KSU graduates

EAST LIVERPOOL — Drew Cooper, president of True North ELO, LLC, will address Kent State Columbiana County graduates as the keynote speaker at commencement ceremonies Friday at Beaver Local High School. Diplomas will be presented to graduates from the summer 2025, fall 2025 and spring ...

Trial set for Salem man accused of vehicular homicide

LISBON — A Salem man accused of causing the deaths of an elderly Salem couple in 2024 after allegedly falling asleep at the wheel is scheduled to face a jury trial Aug. 6. Kaylan Latrae Jones, 26, Georgetown Road, appeared in Columbiana County Municipal Court for a pretrial Monday before Judge Tim McNicol. He was represented by defense attorney Charley Kidder, who was there on behalf of Jones’ defense attorney Zachary Miller. Attorneys for both the prosecution and defense had agreed to request a second pretrial, but McNicol said he would set dates for a status conference hearing ...

Kent State East Liverpool honors Trotter, Froehlich, Masonic Temple

EAST LIVERPOOL – Kent State University at East Liverpool has named Yvonne Trotter, Ph.D., the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Larry Froehlich, Ph.D., of the 2026 Friend of Kent State University at East Liverpool Award. They were recognized at the recent campus ...

Liverpool Township trustees approve sale of township vehicles

EAST LIVERPOOL – Liverpool Township Police Chief Jarrod Kinemond was given the go ahead for the sale of the police department’s 2016 F150 police cruiser. At the trustees meeting Tuesday, the board told Kinemond to accept a reasonable off for the cruiser, which is no longer needed. Kinemond also received approval to extend the body camera contract with Motorola for an additional five years to lock in the current price and avoid a price increase later. The current contact, which ends in 2028, would then extend until 2033. The contract also provides for the department to receive new ...