Columbiana County News Archives

Columbiana County Prosecutor Robert Herron said Friday no one from his office was contacted by anyone from the county health department regarding questions over its lack of a disclaimer on levy promotional materials.

Two men charged in separate rape cases made appearances in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Friday, with one pleading innocent and the other ordered to provide saliva samples for DNA testing.

The Columbiana County General Health District mailed out material promoting continuation of its cancer detection clinic levy over the past two weeks with one piece of information missing - a declaration to document who paid for the mailers.

A Columbiana County commissioner still is worried people may vote against renewal of the 1 percent county sales tax because of misleading ballot language.

Columbiana County Health Board members heard Wednesday how the district's cancer detection clinic saved lives -directly from some women whose lives were saved.

Lisa Deniro, Black Road, Lisbon, reported her vehicle alarm went off at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday.

There are now at least 10 East Liverpool city schoolchildren reported to have the H1N1 flu, according to Superintendent Ken Halbert.

The Salvation Army in Salem is setting up it's Christmas Assistance program. Anyone needing help this holiday season is urged to sign up at their facility on North Ellsworth Avenue beginning Monday morning at 9 a.m. To sign-up for assistance you must be a Columbiana County resident with a total household income at or below 200-percent of Federal ...

Columbiana County commissioners want voters in the Nov. 3 election to know they are being asked to renew the 1 percent county sales tax, regardless of how the ballot language reads.

Seasonal flu shots have become such a hot item that residents from outside Columbiana County are wanting to come here to receive their vaccination.

The Columbiana County Health Department seasonal flu vaccines will be provided at selected clinics during the week of October 26.

Favorable bids received so far for Columbiana County's housing demolition program may translate into more dilapidated homes being targeted.

Contrary to what some residents may have heard, Columbiana County Health Commissioner Wesley Vins said he has not been notified of any county schools closing due to an outbreak of flu.

Pregnant women and health care workers can get the H1N1 vaccine in Columbiana County this week.

Area residents can show their support against violence in any form by donning the color purple all day Tuesday.

NEWARK: A funeral service for Margaret Ann Wolverton, age 89, of Newark, will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, at St.

Leetonia High School received state recognition recently as a School of Promise - proof that excellence can breed success regardless of economic background.

A new day for Jefferson Community College began Thursday with cheers and confetti as college president Laura Meeks announced the name change to Eastern Gateway Community College in grand style.

Columbiana County commissioners started hearing pitches from officeholders explaining their budget needs for next year, but they're still not sure how this year will end financially.

It has been a long political journey for Mike DeWine, one that has taken him from county prosecutor to the U.S. Senate.

Robert Bycroft teachers agreed to concessions in the union contract approved Tuesday by the Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities, with zero raises over three years in exchange for freezing their health insurance premium contribution.

A deputy was called to a home on Fredericktown-Clarkson Road, Middleton Township, at 8:26 p.m. Friday in regard to a possible domestic dispute.

The bad financial news keeps coming for the Columbiana County commissioners. County Treasurer Nick Barborak told commissioners at this week's meeting of the county investment advisory board he expects to fall short of the $1.2 million investment income his office was expected to generate this year.

The agency focused on family recovery has been coping with its own problems recently while continuing to provide help for people coping with addictions.

A business-assistance arm of the county commissioners will look for state money to help area grocer Henry Nemenz with plans to expand his Wellsville supermarket into a shopping plaza.

Advocates placed a simple wreath adorned with purple ribbon in front of the Columbiana County Courthouse Wednesday as a stark reminder that domestic violence still exists.

The Columbiana County Fair will present the second annual Pumpkin Festival Saturday and Sunday.

A law firm was hired Wednesday by Columbiana County commissioners to contest state efforts to make the county proceed immediately with plans to provide sanitary sewer service to the Hanoverton and Kensington areas.

The 2008 shooting death of Sherry L. Ieropoli has officially been ruled a homicide, allowing the prosecutor's office to proceed with the case.

In county Municipal Court on Tuesday, a Hanoverton man was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail on three charges.

Columbiana County Sheriff's deputies will be able to spend 1,100 hours over the next 12 months keeping an eye out for drunken drivers and other traffic offenders.

Eligibility changes may stunt the growth of the Help Me Grow program, but one official said she's more concerned about what that means to at-risk children who don't fit the new guidelines.

The Community Action Agency has received permission to use some of its federal stimulus money to hire an economic development director for Columbiana County.

Village Mayor Mike Lewis has filed a complaint against a council candidate who lives outside of town, but election officials say she can continue to run for office and even be elected.

Authorities believe another daylight burglary ring operating in rural Columbiana County may have been broken up with the Thursday arrest of three people at a Negley-area residence.

A sex offender who failed to report his change of address to the Sheriff's Office last year was sentenced to seven years in prison after a jury found him guilty this week of violating the registration rules.

The man in charge of the wells at Robert Bycroft School said the water's safe to drink and he's got the test results to prove it.

An appellate court overturned the murder conviction of Andrew Irwin Wednesday, sending the case back to Columbiana County for a new trial.

The biggest expense associated with most government programs is personnel. That's why when the countywide 911 system was set up, officials decided against spending money on staff, instead relying on existing dispatchers at four local police departments and the sheriff's office to answer calls.