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Community News June 27, 2026

SAT/6-27 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 40 percent off dresses and skirts. Market on Main weekend. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center open 1-5 p.m.; Jamey Emmert – Ohio River Birding Trail Program, 1-2 p.m. Lisbon DAHS Class of 1963, 10 a.m., Pondi’s Stage Left Players present Little Shop of Horrors, 7 p.m., historic Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way; $17 adults, $15 students and seniors; tickets at ...

Hardesty warns WV school funding headed for ‘the rocks’

Local News June 27, 2026

CHARLESTON – West Virginia has lost the enrollment equivalent of six full counties in a single year, a crisis that state Board of Education President Paul Hardesty warns will lead to financial disaster unless state leaders modernize the school aid formula. In a conference call Wednesday morning, West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty said continuing declines in student enrollment, an antiquated school aid formula providing less funding to county school systems, and an increase in number and costs of special education students has accelerated the closure of schools ...

Western Pa. revolutionized energy extraction with new techniques, technology

Local News June 26, 2026

Editor’s note: America would not be the nation it is today without its vast stores of natural resources. But those resources would have done us little good without individuals and companies willing to take risks. Much of that happened in Western Pennsylvania, where leading developments in ...

Columbiana County Republican Party hosts House majority leader at Lincoln Day Dinner

Local News June 26, 2026

SALEM — U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise headlined the Columbiana County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner Thursday. Scalise was introduced by U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, who described him as “cut from the cloth of angels.” Rulli said that Scalise was one of the first ...

THE COURTS

Police & Courts June 26, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Brennelle Lynn O’Donnell, Windham, vs. Todd P. O’Donnell, Grafton Road, Leetonia; divorce sought. American Express National Bank, Independence, vs. Samantha Simmons, Park Way, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $2,677 debt. DOCKET ENTRIES Danielle M. Carlisle and James G. Carlisle; dissolution granted. PNC Bank vs. Maureen A. Butler; $4,583 judgment granted to plaintiff. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC vs. Nolan J. Martin, et al.; judgment vacated, case dismissed. American Express National Bank vs. Sandy House; $10,497 judgment granted to ...

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Community News June 26, 2026

FRI/6-26 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins, 5 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 40 percent off dresses and skirts. Market on Main weekend. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. Squeaky Wheel Theater Company’s presentation of Annie, 7 p.m., Columbiana Arts Theater (The CAT); tickets at www.AtTheCAT.com. 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 ...