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Community News November 2, 2026

MON/11-2 County Columbiana County Board of Elections, 4:30 p.m., board office will meet in regular session on Monday November 2, 2026 at 4:30 at the board office CASA Volunteer Meet and Greet, 6 p.m., Columbiana County Juvenile Court, 260 W. Lincoln Way; RSVP at 330-429-2003 Columbiana County Career and Technical Center, 7 p.m., board conference room; special meeting for executive session to consider purchase of property for public purposes; action planned to be taken East Liverpool Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Way ...

Commissioners issue reminder about change in upcoming meeting schedule

Local News November 2, 2026

LISBON — Board Chairman Commissioner Roy Paparodis issued a reminder that this week’s meeting has been moved up a day to 9 a.m. Tuesday instead of Wednesday, and next week, there won’t be a meeting, with the courthouse closed Nov. 11 for Veterans Day. At last week’s meeting, in matters related to the county engineer’s office, the commissioners approved a resolution of intent and reasonable expectation to receive reimbursement from the Ohio Public Works Commission for $137,745 for the Neeld Road bridge project and gave county Engineer Bert Dawson permission to advertise for ...

Wellsville council approves estimate for Davidson Alley sewer line replacement

Local News November 2, 2026

WELLSVILLE – Fiscal Officer Hoi Wah Yu told council members during the Oct. 20 council meeting that Ed Wilson Services LLC gave an estimate of $161,670.74 for the Davidson Alley sewer line full replacement which would replace the whole line from 20th to 21st streets. Council President Keith Thorn asked how much money the village had in the sewer fund to which Yu responded with an estimated $865,000. Following some discussion over the need to have the project completed, council members voted to increase appropriations to use the sewer funds to pay for the project to be ...

Trump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in the weeks before the midterms

Local News November 2, 2026

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has made $15 billion worth of promises to agriculture producers in the last few weeks before the midterm elections, initiatives intended to help offset higher costs for diesel and fertilizer that farmers have endured largely ...

McGeehan, Wilson face off in First House District

Local News October 31, 2026

WEIRTON – Two familiar faces are going up against each other to represent the northernmost district in West Virginia’s House of Delegates. Longtime Republican incumbent Pat McGeehan, of Chester, has been challenged for the seat by Democrat Quincy Wilson of Weirton. McGeehan is a graduate of Oak Glen and the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is in his fourth year as dean of students at Madonna High School and serves as the majority leader in the House of Delegates. Wilson is a graduate of Weir High School and attended West Virginia University. In recent years, he has worked in public ...

REAL ESTATE

Police & Courts October 31, 2026

Butler Township David L. Gentry to Zane David Adkins, mobile home on Coffee School Road; $240,000 Brandon and Blaire Kekel to Julie Anne Rockwell, home on Carey Road; $238,000 East Liverpool James R. Seevers to Tiger Home Solutions LLC, home on Michigan Avenue; $4,085 Jethro Properties LLC to Alejandro Esteban Gomez, home on Lincoln Avenue; $29,000 Tikva 2024 LLC to Mary and Ashley Bach, home on North Avenue; $40,000 Joseph A. and Michael R. Clark to Joseph A. Clark, home on Princeton Street; $29,650 Scott A. Gaskill to Jocelyn Gibson and Davilyn Anderson, home on Lisbon ...