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Three people seriously injured in Salem Township crash

Local News June 4, 2026

LISBON — Troopers from the Lisbon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left three people seriously injured at 12:59 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of state Route 45 and Teegarden Road, more commonly known as the bottom of the ski slope in Salem Township. According to a patrol press release, a 2017 Chevy Impala was traveling southbound on state Route 45 when an eastbound Chevy S-10 on Teegarden Road failed to yield at the stop sign and was struck by the Impala in the intersection. State Route 45 was temporarily shut down due to the ...

Leetonia man accused of attacking officers to remain in mental health facility

Local News June 4, 2026

LISBON — A former Leetonia man accused of attacking a Leetonia police officer and trying to take his service weapon in October 2024 and attacking a deputy sheriff in April 2024 will remain committed to a mental health facility. Randy A. May, 48, formerly of Mill Street, had a six-month review for continued commitment during a hearing in Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. Bickerton found that based on a report of Heartland Behavioral Healthcare, May remains a mentally ill person. She also found that the least restrictive commitment alternative available, consistent ...

Local News June 4, 2026

WHEELING — Veterans and their families now have a couple more vehicle-related benefits available to them after two bills were signed into law by West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey in Wheeling on Tuesday. Morrisey made a stop on a picturesque day at Wheeling’s Heritage Port to do the ceremonial signing before local veterans and elected officials. The first, Senate Bill 467, sponsored by West Virginia Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio, establishes enforceable penalties for unauthorized vehicles parked in designated Purple Heart parking spaces. It becomes effective June 8. Anyone ...

Camp Fire youth day camps available

Community News June 4, 2026

Camp Fire youth agency’s day camps at Camp Taoka, located on Echo Dell Road next to Beaver Creek State Park, are open to all youth and there is still time to register. Preregistration is required. Camps are June 15-18 for youth entering grades kindergarten through third grade ($125), July 13-16 for youth entering fourth through seventh grade ($135) and July 27-30 for youth entering second through fifth grade ($135). Financial aid is available. Activities include (depending on age) archery, swimming at Y, visiting wildlife center, kayaking, arts and crafts, STEM projects, learning about ...

Commissioners discuss homestead property tax exemption

Local News June 4, 2026

LISBON — Some local school treasurers asked Columbiana County commissioners to evaluate the possible financial impact to school districts before deciding whether to approve an additional homestead property tax exemption for qualifying taxpayers. “While I understand and appreciate the ...

Valley leads state in human-trafficking arrests

Local News June 3, 2026

COLUMBUS — The Mahoning Valley has become the hot spot in Ohio for human trafficking arrests, according to a new report from state Attorney General Dave Yost. The report, titled “The Drivers of Demand” and commissioned by Yost, provides a first-ever look at sex buyers arrested in Ohio and the criminal consequences they have faced. It concludes that more sex buyers are being arrested and prosecuted in the state, but jail time and fines remain minimal, and a mandate that offenders attend “john school” is inconsistently enforced. The report reveals data on sex buyers charged ...