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Man who set fire to mattress remains jailed, bond set at $100K

LISBON — An East Liverpool man who threatened he was going to hurt a woman, burn the apartment down, then barricaded himself inside the apartment and set fire to a mattress remains jailed under a $100,000 cash or surety bond for multiple charges. Christopher Allen Stevens, 37, Moore Street, appeared via video from the county jail for arraignment Friday in Columbiana County Municipal Court on a second-degree felony charge of aggravated arson and misdemeanors of arson, aggravated menacing, inducing panic and obstructing official business. A preliminary/pretrial hearing is set for ...

Trump promised to cut electric costs in half

RAINELLE, W.Va. (AP) — Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been staggering: Her February charge was $940.08 — more than her check. It makes no sense. She turns the ...

City council approves legislation authorizing the mayor to enter contract agreements

EAST LIVERPOOL – City council unanimously approved several pieces of legislation Monday night. Ordinances approved include authorizing the auditor to pay certain vendors, amending the budget ordinance to adjust appropriations, authorizing the mayor to enter into an independent contract agreement with Bill Cowan for special projects and oversight services, authorizing the clerk of council on behalf of the city to execute and deliver the general contract certificate to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ohio Water Development Authority and authorizing the law director to ...

New Cumberland Council discussing Second Avenue parking

NEW CUMBERLAND – City officials are continuing to look at concerns about parking in the area of Second Avenue, with one proposal to include restricting parking at intersections along the street. “We’ve invited the residents,” Mayor Will White announced during Monday’s New Cumberland Council meeting, though officials noted no one living in the area of concern was in attendance at Monday’s meeting. While no plans were finalized, council had discussed “making intersections ‘yellow curb’ on either side of Second Avenue.” City Clerk Tammy Jenkins explained, while ...

Wellsville village solicitor ready to file suit against owner of collapsed building

WELLSVILLE – The assistant columbiana county prosecutor who serves as the village solicitor Wellsville told village council Tuesday he is ready to file suit against the owner of the Main Street building that collapsed in March. Chris Weeda told council members he is prepared to file the suit against Angelo DiSena, ADCD Lease LLC of Flint, Michigan, for damages and costs associated with the building collapsing. The former Five and Ten store partially collapsed March 6, destroying a neighboring business. The building located at 449 Main St., has been a concern for some time for the ...

East Palestine sisters roll eggs across the south lawn of the White House

EAST PALESTINE — Paisley and Cora Johnston didn’t see the President or First Lady as they rolled eggs across the south lawn of the White House, but they came home with a keepsake wooden egg signed by both Trumps. “I love it,” 8-year-old Paisley said. The sisters from East Palestine ...