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2 civil lawsuits filed in crash that killed trooper on Route 11 in Mahoning County

Local News July 2, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN (WKBN) – Two civil lawsuits have been filed in connection with a crash that killed a local trooper on State Route 11 in Mahoning County. Trooper Nicholas Cayton was killed in October 2025 when his cruiser was rear-ended by a Mack truck driven by a Canfield man. Cayton had stopped to assist a disabled tractor-trailer along Route 11, just south of Route 224, when the crash happened. Cayton’s estate filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court against the driver of the Mack truck and his employer, Leetonia-based Quaker City Concrete Products, their ...

Wellsville school board approves final permanent appropriations for FY26

Local News July 2, 2026

WELLSVILLE – During the finance portion of Monday’s Wellsville school board meeting, board members voted in favor of a motion to approve the final permanent appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and gave the approval to amend the final certificate of resources for fiscal year 2026. Board members approved the financial report including transfer and modification of funds and then and now certificates as presented to them. Other approvals under finance included a statement of compliance for federal programs regarding conflict of interest and mandatory disclosures, temporary ...

On the calendar

Community News July 1, 2026

WED/7-1 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Woodworth Park, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 County Columbiana County LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committee), 2 p.m., Columbiana County EMA, 215 S. Market St., Lisbon East Liverpool American Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., First Free Methodist Church East Palestine East Palestine Library, Health Coaches for Hypertension Control, noon-3 p.m.; Local History Collection Open House, noon-3 p.m.; Board of Trustees meeting, 6 p.m. Eagles stuffed chicken breast drive thru dinner, 4-6 p.m., with baked potato, vegetable ...

County treasurer extends second-half property tax deadline, launches online payment system

Local News July 1, 2026

LISBON — Columbiana County property owners won’t have to pay their 2026 second-half real estate taxes until Aug. 21 after the July 29 due date was extended following approval by the Ohio Tax Commissioner. Columbiana County Treasurer Bryan Blakeman announced the extension Tuesday in a press release. According to the press release, the extension became necessary because the Columbiana County Auditor’s Office was required to wait for the State of Ohio to complete implementation of the House Bill 186 Inflation Cap Credit before tax bills could be finalized and issued. House Bill ...

THE COURTS

Police & Courts July 1, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Spencer M. Crosser, Miller Road, Lisbon, and Ansley C. Crosser, New Middletown; dissolution sought. Eugene J. Rogers, Center Street, East Liverpool, and Sheila C. Rogers, Center Street, East Liverpool; dissolution sought. Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Cincinnati vs. Ashley R. Herderick, Homeworth Road, Alliance, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Homeworth Road, Alliance property. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Anaheim, Calif., vs. Joshua Proya, Columbia Street, Leetonia, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property. Huntington ...

Moreno calls Democrats racists

Local News July 1, 2026

BOARDMAN — Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said the Democratic Party is for open borders, “transgenderism,” wants “to destroy our fossil fuels” and supports racism. Moreno said during a Tuesday event at the Mahoning County Republican Party headquarters: “Sadly, we have a Democrat Party that’s gone off the rails. But that’s OK because we have a Republican Party that’s now a very broad tent.” He called Democrats “the full anti-American party” and the media is complicit in covering it up. Regarding Democrats, Moreno said, “They don’t believe that ...