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Community News October 31, 2026

SAT/10-31 Beloit American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Connecting Point Chapel Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 20 percent off red and/or blue items. East Palestine Trick of Treat, 5:30-7 p.m.,; parade, 7:30 p.m., meet at the Methodist church; party at the Moose Lodge following the parade Knox Township Allergy Free Trunk-or-Treat, 2-4 p.m., Mile Branch Grange, 495 Knox School Road, Alliance; open to children ages up to 14 Lisbon DAHS Class of 1963, 10 a.m., Two Broke Girls in Leetonia Trunk or Treat, 5-7 ...

Assault charge expected in Trump rally scuffle

Local News October 31, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN – Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene said his department is expected by next week to wrap up an investigation into an alleged assault by three men on a female protester at President Donald Trump’s Oct. 12 rally in Youngstown. Greene’s department identified the victim and ...

Veteran county GOP officeholders unopposed

Local News October 31, 2026

LISBON — Three veteran Columbiana County officeholders, all Republicans, will remain in office next year with new terms since they’re unopposed on the Nov. 3 ballot for re-election. Commissioner Mike Halleck, of Salem, is seeking his fifth straight four-year term since returning to the county courthouse as a commissioner in 2011, previously serving as a commissioner from 1994 to 1999. He also previously served multiple years as a Perry Township trustee. Auditor Nancy Gause Milliken, of the Guilford Lake area, is seeking another four-year term as the county auditor, a position ...

Couple sues for $30M over ejection from Youngstown rally

Local News October 31, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN – A Stark County couple filed a $30 million federal lawsuit contending they suffered injuries while being removed from President Donald Trump’s Oct. 12 rally in Youngstown after shouting in the direction of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted. The couple, which isn’t identified in the lawsuit except as John and Jane Doe, named Husted, the city of Youngstown, Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene, four unknown sheriff deputies and Ironwood Protection Group as defendants. The lawsuit, filed by attorney Leah J. Sellers, contends that during Husted’s speech at the rally at the Covelli ...

HEAP Winter Crisis Program begins Monday

Community News October 31, 2026

Community Action Agency’s HEAP Winter Crisis Program (WCP) begins Nov. 2 and runs through March 31, 2027. Appointments for the HEAP Winter Crisis will begin Nov. 2 and may be made by calling the automated phone service at 330-892-8880. Scheduled appointments will be Monday through Thursday. The client will be required to provide the required documents to the agency to complete the application. If all required documents are not provided, the application will not be completed. The client will need to schedule a return. Customers that work during normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...

THE COURTS

Police & Courts October 31, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. David C. Moore, Florence Street, East Liverpool, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Florence Street, East Liverpool property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Warren M. Broadsword, Seventh Avenue, East Liverpool, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Seventh Avenue, East Liverpool property. Planet Home Lending LLC, Meriden, Conn., vs. William D. Dennison Jr., South 12th Street, Beloit, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for South 12th Street, Beloit property. Cole H. Pittman, state Route 558, ...