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East Liverpool council dissolves Board of Public Utilities

EAST LIVERPOOL — City council has dissolved the East Liverpool Board of Public Utilities. Following multiple discussions over the course of several committee meetings, council as a whole Monday voted unanimously to pass legislation dissolving the board. Council members voted all in favor of repealing the 2023 ordinance to establish the Board of Public Utilities (BPU), which required the board to be established with three members appointed by the mayor and then voted on the legislation to dissolve the board. The ordinance dissolving the BPU assigns the duties relating to the ...

East Liverpool school board approves contract renewals for 2026-2027

EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool school board recently approved the certified contract renewals for staff members. During its May 28 meeting, the school board approved one- and two-year and continuing contracts for more than 60 staff members. Board members also approved multiple classified substitutes for the 2025-2026 school year, supplemental employees for the 2026-2027 school year, certified summer school appointments for 2026, administrative contract renewals for the 2026-2027 school year and classified appointments for the 2025-2026 school year. Certified employee ...

St. Clair Township trustees adopt 2027 tax budget

CALCUTTA — The St. Clair Township trustees Monday approved the 2027 tax budget, accepting the amounts and rates determined by the budget commission. The amounts approved inside the 10-mill limitation for each fund are Road and Bridge, $244,700; Fire, $495,500; and Police, $1,576,200 for a total of $2,071,700. The trustees also approved a request from Ferguson Contracting to work in a township right-of-way at 16421 Lyle St. for the installation of a new sewer line, with work expecting to take two days. A transient vendor license was approved for 90 days for Brandon Groves with ...

Murder mystery movie with local ties to premiere in theatre

EAST LIVERPOOL (WKBN) — A murder mystery movie that had scenes filmed in East Liverpool is set to premiere in a Cleveland movie theatre this weekend. The movie, “Kingsbury Run,” covers the real-life efforts of famous investigator Eliot Ness and the Cleveland Police Department as they ...

WHEELING — Veterans and their families now have a couple more vehicle-related benefits available to them after two bills were signed into law by West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey in Wheeling on Tuesday. Morrisey made a stop on a picturesque day at Wheeling’s Heritage Port to do the ceremonial signing before local veterans and elected officials. The first, Senate Bill 467, sponsored by West Virginia Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio, establishes enforceable penalties for unauthorized vehicles parked in designated Purple Heart parking spaces. It becomes effective June 8. Anyone ...

Leetonia man accused of attacking officers to remain in mental health facility

LISBON — A former Leetonia man accused of attacking a Leetonia police officer and trying to take his service weapon in October 2024 and attacking a deputy sheriff in April 2024 will remain committed to a mental health facility. Randy A. May, 48, formerly of Mill Street, had a six-month review for continued commitment during a hearing in Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. Bickerton found that based on a report of Heartland Behavioral Healthcare, May remains a mentally ill person. She also found that the least restrictive commitment alternative available, consistent ...