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CNBC: Ohio works for No. 1 rating

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Why yes, Ohio wants your business, and a global business and financial news outlet is exclaiming the wonders of the Buckeye State’s business-friendly landscape. CNBC announced on its broadcast Thursday that Ohio is America’s Top State for Business in 2026.The network cited the state’s business costs, infrastructure, market access, electrical power capacity and inventory of shovel-ready sites in making its decision. Ohio’s housing costs also are among the most affordable nationwide, CNBC reported. “When I took office, I promised to ‘plant the seeds’ of long-term ...

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Common Pleas NEW CASES Sherri Lynn Hicks, state Route 45, Lisbon, vs. Earl Dean Hicks, St. Clarksville; divorce sought. Velocity Investments, LLC, Wall, N.J., vs. Cody Rohrmann, Bye Road, East Palestine; case transferred from Columbiana County Municipal Court. NewRez LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Albert Shultz, West Main Street, Leetonia, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for West Main Street, Leetonia property. DOCKET ENTRIES Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC vs. Lawrence L. Crum, et al.; judgment vacated, case dismissed. Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal ...

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SAT/7-11 Beloit West Branch High School Class of 1970, 10 a.m., Brickhouse in Sebring Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Firestone Farms in Columbiana, 6 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrating Our 6th Year Serving The Community; 40 percent off the entire store. Drawings for gift cards. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool Veterans Committee All You Can Eat Breakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, The Elks Lodge 258, 620 Broadway St.; ...

Sabella sentenced for child pornography charges

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LISBON — A wolf in sheep’s clothing — that’s how Judge Megan Bickerton described former hospital chaplain Joseph Paul Sabella before sentencing him Friday to 25 to 27 years in prison for downloading, printing and possessing 12,000-plus images of children engaged in sex acts. “You ...

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30th May Family Reunion to be held Aug. 8 The 30th May Family Reunion will be held Aug. 8 at the Summitville Fire Hall, with eating beginning at 1 p.m. Bring a covered dish and an item for the white elephant sale. Meats and drinks will be provided, and there will be games. For information contact Lillie Moats at 330-223-2321. Veteran’s Appreciation Picnic set July 18 in Calcutta All veterans and those in active duty along with a guest are invited to the Veterans’ Appreciation Picnic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 18 at Calcutta Square in Calcutta. The free picnic lunch will include ...