Leetonia News

John T. Theil, Sr., 74, died suddenly Friday evening at his home. Mr. Theil was born July 27, 1934 in Monaca, PA, son of John S. and Mary Rill Theil and had lived in Leetonia most of his life.

The insurance carrier for a Leetonia church damaged by vandals in February 2008 filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the adult teen imprisoned for the crime.

County commissioners aren't going to be the only ones feeling the pain from a 15 percent cut in state Local Government Fund money.

A Leetonia woman with a past drug conviction has been served with a secret indictment for a felony count alleging she had a gun in her possession.

Down on her knees and peeking around the corner, Mary Smith shares a fun moment with her granddaughter, Jenelle Hardy, 2, of Leetonia at the public library.

Brynn Erin Beaver and Logan Curtis Berger, were united in marriage, during an afternoon ceremony, January 5, in St.

Two people were killed when two cars collided along State Route 164 -- not far from Pine Lake Road.

A Leetonia man was arrested following a hit-and-skip crash that led to a manhunt at a Salem Township barn Friday morning.

In county Municipal Court Monday, a Salem man was placed on $10,000 bond on a felony charge of burglary.

The Salem Community Foundation would like to remind those wishing to apply for the Ministerial Scholarship that the application and guidelines are available on the Salem Community Foundation's website located at www.salemcommunityfoundation.org and also by calling the foundation office weekday mornings at 330-332-4021. All applications must be ...

Federal funding is being sought to extend the Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail from Lisbon to East Liverpool.

Village council members hope to have just one garbage carrier in the future. Council agreed to bid out for one carrier to pick up all the garbage in the village beginning in 2010 at its regular meeting Monday night, hopefully reducing the amount of heavy traffic and its wear and tear on the roads.

Village council accepted bids for fire department equipment at its regular meeting Wednesday night.

As Leetonia students kick back and enjoy the carefree days of summer, some of their teachers and coaches spent a few days with their noses to the grindstone, well at least to the resuscitation mannequins as they underwent cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and automatic defibrillator equipment certification classes instructed by the school nurse ...

The electrocution death of a newspaper carrier on May 22, 2004, will become the subject of a jury trial scheduled to start this morning against the city of Columbiana by the victim's mother.

In county Municipal Court on Thursday, a Darlington, Pa., man was placed on $150,000 bond on a charge of felonious assault.

A former Columbiana teacher pleaded guilty to sexual battery Friday, admitting he had sex with a female student last year.

The public is invited to a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Salvation Army, 1249 N. Ellsworth Ave.

Billy Gene Crookston, 74, of 1876 Bentley Drive, Salem, died at 9:55 p.m. at the Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Richard C. Russell Sr., 66, of Woodglen Ave., passed away peacefully Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Hospice House.