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Police & Courts June 6, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched to Sunset Drive, Hanover Township at 8:45 p.m. May 30 for an aggravated menacing report. A summons for aggravated menacing was issued out of Columbiana County Municipal Court for a woman from Sunset Drive, Hanover Township. — A man on Railroad Street, Hanover Township reported at 5:05 p.m. May 26 that a woman from Lisbon-Dungannon Road, Center Township stole his white 1994 Honda Accord without his permission from his property. A warrant was issued for theft for the woman out of Columbiana County Municipal Court. The man called in and ...

Salineville-Southern Local Athletic HOF Scholarships

Community News June 6, 2026

Pictured receiving the Salineville-Southern Local Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarships of $500 each are Allyssa Shroades and Zacary Mayfield. Allyssa will be attending Kent State University pursuing a degree in nursing. Zacary will be enlisting in the Air Force Reserves and after basic training ...

America at 250: First Transcontinental Railroad had immediate impact on nation that continues to be felt today

Local News June 6, 2026

It's very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before. But that's exactly what happened to the United States of America on May 10, 1869, as the First Transcontinental Railroad was declared ...

THE COURTS

Police & Courts June 6, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Charlotte M. French, Virginia Avenue, Minerva, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Virginia Avenue, Minerva property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. unknown heirs, etc. of Loretta Pshsniak, no address listed, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for West Fourth Street, Salem property. Amy Lynn Demarest, Forsyth Place, East Liverpool, and David Aaron Demarest, Forsyth Place, East Liverpool; dissolution sought. DOCKET ENTRIES Accelerated Inventory Management LLC vs. Jeremy Martin; $17,752 judgment ...

State approves facilities plan update for Hancock County Schools

Local News June 6, 2026

NEW CUMBERLAND – Hancock County Schools is one step closer to being able to update its comprehensive facilities plan to allow for a project to update its heating and air conditioning systems in two of the county’s schools. During its meeting Wednesday, the West Virginia Board of Education approved an amendment to Hancock County Schools’ Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan to include replacements of Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems at Oak Glen High School and Weir Middle School. Hancock County Schools Director of Facilities and Maintenance Kasey Arnott ...

Columbiana County EMA to conduct power station disaster drill

Local News June 6, 2026

LISBON — Columbiana County residents may notice ramped up activity by emergency responders at several locations Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as they prepare for an emergency at the Beaver Valley nuclear power station. No need to worry, though, it’s just a drill. Emergency and ...