Columbiana County News

Christopher D. Guy, East Martin Street, East Palestine, was sentenced Friday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court by Judge C. Ashley Pike, to 12 months in prison for burglary and attempted burglary.

Christine Cloud, Lisbon, is announcing the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Ashley Tharp, to John Farnsworth, son of Ester Peterson and John Farnsworth, both of East Liverpool.

The Lisbon Area Amateur Radio Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency.

One of the men who last saw Holly Carosiello alive last August was in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Monday.

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio recognized five girls from Mahoning County and two girls from Columbiana County at the 2012 Girl Scouts of North East Ohio String of Pearls event on May 5. This event celebrates the accomplishments of 31 Girl Scouts who achieved sales of 1,000 or more boxes of Girl Scout cookies during the 2012 cookie sale season.

Allan G. Chamberlin, 92, of 652 Meadow Place Columbiana, passed away at 7:32 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012 at his home.

Columbiana County Recorder Craig Brown has modified his plan to place some documents online in the hope the revised version will meet with the approval of county commissioners.

An 117-acre site located about a mile south of the village has apparently been chosen for a proposed $400 million shale gas collection and processing plant.

Trevor Heiney, the man who led police on a long high-speed chase in late October, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Wednesday to robbery, failure to comply with a police officer and endangering children.

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- With jobs expected to surge in the Ohio Valley because of the shale gas underground, there is a growing trend of women going after those jobs.

Two more road-maintenance agreements for areas where shale gas wells are expected to be drilled were approved this week by Columbiana County commissioners.

Three Columbiana County police departments were among 190 law enforcement agencies to receive grant funding this week for their DARE programs.

Kent Duncan, Huston Road, East Palestine, of Duncan Brothers Drilling reported at 9:27 a.m. Friday more than 500 feet of piping has been stolen from his property.

The U.S. Postal Service made public a plan Wednesday to cut costs but maintain postal services in smaller communities across the United States, including several in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

The children of the Damascus United Methodist Church at 300 Valley Road will present their annual Kids In Service program, "The Sermon on the Mound," during the 10:10 a.m. Sunday worship service.

Restoration of a historic bridge, improvements to public water and sewer systems, and repaving streets were among the projects Columbiana County commissioners are being asked to fund with their 2013 allocation of federal Community Development Block grant.

Joshua M. Middleton, 29, Alliance, pleaded guilty to six counts of a nine-count indictment on Monday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court.

Pam Hillbery, Clarkson Road, Rogers, reported at 5:13 p.m. Wednesday sometime on Saturday someone went into their unlocked tool shed and took tools.

Shannon M. Platter, 37, Youngstown, was found in violation of her intervention in lieu of conviction treatment plan.

Allen Tyler, Academy Street, Salineville, reported at 4:50 p.m. Sunday he loaned his bicycle to his neighbor at about 3:30 p.m., and the neighbor had not returned it.