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East Liverpool Police Department to purchase new body cams

Local News June 6, 2026

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool City Council unanimously approved the purchase of new body worn cameras for the East Liverpool Police Department during Monday’s City Council Meeting. The police department will purchase 19 new body worn cameras, which is enough to provide each officer and the chief with a new one at a total cost of $60,160. To go along with the ordinance approving the payment for the body cameras, council members approved an ordinance for Police Chief John Lane to accept a grant award in the amount of $21,034 to go toward the purchase price. The grant was ...

REAL ESTATE

Police & Courts June 6, 2026

Butler Township Michael P. and Jessica L. Dorney to Brian Edward and Lois Todd, home on Woodsend Drive; $760,000 Gary Eichler to Patrick R. and Marisah D. Braham, home on state Route 9; $300,000 Columbiana Property Renovations of Allia to Logan Garrett Cope, home on Fairfield School Road; $160,000 East Liverpool Hayden Wright to Alan E. Barnes Rentals LLC, home and other residential structures on St. George Street; $35,000 Fairfield Township Quinton and Sharon Steiner to Jason J. Vaparides, home on Miller Road; $335,000 Quinton and Sharon Steiner to Jason J. Vaparides, ...

Jr. fair board plans all-inclusive livestock show

Local News June 6, 2026

Allison Erwin, 17, East Rochester, president of Columbiana County Jr. Fair Board and 2025 Columbiana County Jr. Fair and 4H Queen, is working to organize an All IN Livestock Inclusion Show for the 2026 Columbiana County Fair. Allison, who during her reign as queen over the past year, has visited multiple fairs where she has seen first-hand multiple disability and inclusion shows. She said seeing these shows and how the children smiled when they interacted with the animals was an inspiration to her and made her realize that while she learns while working with animals, it is not ...

Newell First Church of the Nazarene VBS

Community News June 6, 2026

The Newell First Church of the Nazarene will host Vacation Bible School from June 8 to 12, with the final program day to be held on June 14. This year’s theme will be “Weird Animals” and all children from kindergarten through the eighth grade are welcome to participate. Each night will ...

New Waterford man pleads not guilty to kidnapping woman from Columbiana daycare parking lot

Local News June 6, 2026

LISBON — A New Waterford man accused of kidnapping a woman from a daycare parking lot in Columbiana and forcing her to a secluded area while armed with a pistol entered a not guilty plea to the indictment, which includes a first-degree felony kidnapping charge. Jason N. Hartsough, 48, state Route 558, appeared for arraignment and a pretrial Friday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton, accompanied by his defense attorney Joseph Ohlin. Besides the kidnapping charge, the indictment against Hartsough includes a firearm specification, fourth-degree felony ...

Hancock County Democratic Women collect items for 'Women in Need'

Community News June 6, 2026

WEIRTON – Hancock County Democratic Women held a Quarter Auction and collected period supplies for women and girls as part of their “Women in Need” project during the group’s Meet the Candidates program in May. Prime 304 and the Silent Book Club were also contributors to the boxes. ...