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Community News May 11, 2026

MON/5-11 Alliance “Forgotten Founders” lecture series featuring “Joseph Warren: Doctor of Democracy,” presented by local history enthusiast Sidney Zufall, 6 p.m., Rodman Public Library; registration required at rodmanlibrary.com. East Liverpool Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine East Palestine Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., stuffed pork chop with baked potato and vegetable, $9; dine in or carry out; 330-886-0397 Town & Country Garden Club of East Palestine, 6 p.m., First Church of Christ. Village council, 7 p.m., ...

POLICE

Police & Courts May 11, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — A suspicious person with a motorcycle was reported on 12:10 a.m. Friday behind the Rogers Sale on state Route 154, Rogers. He advised a deputy that he just bought the bike and someone was on the way to pick him up. He was told if he’s caught on the road, he’s getting cited the bike will be impounded. — A K-9 unit was requested at 11:50 p.m. Thursday by the Ohio State Highway Patrol on a traffic stop on state Route 154, Rogers. Another assist was provided to the patrol on state Route 154 at 10:56 p.m. Thursday. — A domestic was reported at 10:38 p.m. ...

THE COURTS

Police & Courts May 11, 2026

Municipal LISBON — An East Liverpool woman is facing potential charges in Columbiana County Municipal Court for an alleged attack on a minor. A pretrial was set May 20 for Miranda Hull, 25, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence, endangering children, and aggravated menacing. The charges of domestic violence and endangering children stem from an incident in East Liverpool on May 5 when she allegedly grabbed a juvenile family member by the shirt and threw them across the sidewalk, and beat them about the head, face and body unprovoked before leaving them ...

Southern Local band concert

Community News May 11, 2026

SALINEVILLE — Many turned out at Salineville’s Kiwanis Park for a concert presented by Southern Local’s beginning/fifth grade, middle school and high school concert bands. Led by Emily Bowling, Southern Local Junior-Senior High School’s band director, the three ensembles performed a ...

America at 250: Expansion of a new nation started with trip along the Ohio River

Local News May 10, 2026

Editor’s note: It is impossible to tell the story of the nation without telling the story of the Ohio River Valley. Long before interstate highways and railroads connected the expanding republic, it was the rivers that served as the young nation’s first true highway westward. Through these waters flowed settlers, soldiers, merchants, dreamers and pioneers determined to carve opportunity from the frontier. In many ways, the journey chronicled this week represents the true beginning of America’s westward. What started with a determined group of men leaving Massachusetts in the ...

Columbiana man appeals sentence in baseball bat attack

Local News May 9, 2026

LISBON — A former Columbiana man sentenced to at least 39 years in prison for attempting to kill a woman with a baseball bat and then setting her home on fire filed an appeal Friday. The appeal was filed with the Seventh District Court of Appeals for Frederick L. Harroff, 66, last known address Columbiana Lisbon Road, who entered a guilty plea in March to first-degree felonies of attempted murder, aggravated arson and kidnapping, second-degree felonies of aggravated arson and felonious assault and fourth-degree felony strangulation. Another count of felonious assault was to be ...