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Liverpool Township trustees vote to place fire levy on November ballot

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LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP — During Tuesday’s meeting of the Liverpool Township Board of Trustees, the trustees approved the placement of a fire levy on the November General Election Ballot. If it passes the 1.45-mill additional levy should generate approximately $127,000 and would cost homeowners $51 per $100,000 tax valuation. According to trustee Michael Bahen, this would be the first fire levy for the township in 16 years and it is needed because the Liverpool Township Volunteer Fire Department gets less than half of what all the other local volunteer departments get for running ...

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Common Pleas NEW CASES Samantha Jean Moore, Shadyside Road, East Liverpool, vs. Bryan Dale Jeffries, Yeager Drive, East Liverpool; divorce sought. Alina F. Moloney, Weirton, W.Va., vs. FCA US LLC, Columbus; damages sought for alleged lemon law and warranty violation claims related to mechanical issues with 2024 Jeep Wrangler. Affinity Federal Credit Union, Basking Ridge, N.J. vs. Justin Bray, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, et al.; collection sought of alleged $18,683 debt. Village Capital & Investment LLC, Henderson, Nev., vs. Lori Ann Baker, Winona Road, Salem, et al.; ...

Goodwill official tells county commissioners about store coming to East Liverpool

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LISBON — Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries recently unveiled plans to locate not just a retail space, but also a hub for workforce training, employment support and access to social and community services on Fifth Street in East Liverpool. “We like to say we’re more than a store,” Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries CEO Shelley Murray said during a recent presentation to Columbiana County commissioners. According to Murray, it’s been a two-year journey, creating an action plan and looking at barriers affecting the workforce and now they’re excited to bring what they’re ...

Beaver Local Elementary flower fundraiser top sellers

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Beaver Local Elementary held its annual Foertmeyer Flower Fundraiser and awarded the top seller in each grade level with a Bruster’s gift card. Top sellers by grade level include, from left, elementary principal Brianne Hall, preschool: Everly Thompson and Jhett Watkins, kindergarten: Devon ...

Columbiana County Fair participating in state-wide food drive contest

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ALLIANCE — This month, the Columbiana County Fair is joining a youth-led statewide effort to fight hunger and give back to local community food banks by participating in the Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer contest — presented by Farm Credit Mid-America and sponsored by Rural 1st. This friendly competition among Ohio county fairs encourages youth leaders to collaborate with their local community to collect food donations for local food banks throughout their county fair. Since launching in 2021, Ohio junior fair boards have used creative tactics and impressive fundraising ...

County park board to hold special meeting to discuss administrative assistant position

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LISBON — The Columbiana County Park District Board will hold an emergency meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at board offices, Maple Street, Lisbon to hire a new administrative assistant. According to an email from board Vice Chairman Eileen Dray-Bardon, administrative assistant Mark Guy resigned on Friday. Guy was hired by the previous board in February and just last week was reclassified as permanent part-time, which made him eligible for paid time off.