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FRI/10-30 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins in Boardman, 5 p.m.; 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 20 percent off red and/or blue items. East Liverpool VFW Post 66 Bingo, 6:30 p.m.; 25 cents a card, five cards for a $1, 50 cents coverall; pizza and fresh popcorn available for purchase East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. Stepping On, 10 a.m., East Palestine Library East Palestine Moose Fish Fry, 4 to 7 p.m., carry out only, 330-426-3510 Eagles kitchen open 4-8 ...

Controversy surrounds Hanni-Rudzik race

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YOUNGSTOWN -- The race for an open seat on Ohio’s 7th District Court of Appeals has been an intriguing one, with both candidates making headlines in their own way. Republican Mark Hanni is trying to extend his tenure on the court by seeking a different seat on the panel. Plenty of drama also surrounded his primary campaign. His opponent is Democrat Katherine Rudzik of Poland, the Mahoning County Clerk of Courts’ chief deputy clerk under embattled Clerk of Courts Michael P. Ciccone, who entered the race as a write-in candidate in the May primary after no other Democrat ...

BWD trustees approve advertising for bids for campground waterline project

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WELLSVILLE – The Buckeye Water District (BWD) Board of Trustees will seek bids bids for the Beaver Creek State Park Campground Waterline Extension Project. Al DeAngelis, district manager, said the project should be going out to bid within the next two weeks. Troy Graft, chief deputy engineer, Columbiana County Water and Sewer District, spoke to the board regarding the waterline project for Elkton and concerns the BWD has with it such as the size of the service lines and the half-inch difference in the line size between what is there and what the BWD uses. Graft said he believes ...

Man convicted of drug trafficking now facing additional charges

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LISBON — An East Liverpool man sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison in Belmont County in April for aggravated trafficking in drugs is now facing multiple drug trafficking and possession charges in Columbiana County in a related case. Hashim Addae Dunlap, 44, also known as Shane, East Eighth Street, was served Wednesday with a secret indictment recently issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for a dozen charges and arraigned on those charges Thursday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. At least 10 of the charges stem from Dec. 11, 2025, the day the Columbiana County Drug ...

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Common Pleas NEW CASES NewRez LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Benjamin L. Bailey, Cherry Street, Homeworth, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Cherry Street, Homeworth property. MidFirst Bank, Oklahoma City, Okla., vs. Nykolas Pelley, Princeton Avenue, East Liverpool, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property. DOCKET ENTRIES County Treasurer vs Riverview Equity, LLC, et al.; bankruptcy stay lifted, case reinstated, land ordered sold. County Treasurer vs. Clinton W. Hughes, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Chester Avenue, ...