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🌱 How a $25K gift is transforming Columbiana’s Firestone Park playground plans

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a $25K gift is transforming Columbiana’s Firestone Park playground plans
  • Can Columbiana keep its 22-game EOAC streak alive Thursday night?
  • Why a Columbiana County judge kept key evidence in a murder case

Also on today's calendar: Hoshi Japanese Hibachi — BIRDFISH and 4 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Columbiana? Post it to Columbiana photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 40 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy and breezy; p.m. rain, temps: high: 54, low: 26.
  • Friday: Flurries; windy, colder, with a high of 36 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. Upper Room Fellowship Donates $25K for Columbiana Playground (businessjournaldaily.com) — A $25,000 gift from Upper Room Fellowship is giving a major boost to Columbiana Project Playground, the planned all-inclusive replacement for the old Funland play area at Firestone Park. Organizers say the donation moves them closer to building an accessible, sensory-friendly space where all local kids can play together, and they’re still inviting residents, businesses, and groups to help fund the project.
   

2. Record setting night for Indians (morningjournalnews.com) — Columbiana’s girls basketball team rolled past East Palestine 49-16, extending the Clippers’ Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference win streak to 22 games and setting up a first-place showdown with unbeaten Southern Local in Columbiana on Thursday. The roundup also highlights dominant wins by Southern, Crestview, United, and Valley Christian in other area girls games.
   

3. Suspect in Leetonia teacher's murder denied motions to suppress evidence (wfmj.com) — A Columbiana County judge has ruled that prosecutors can use cell phone data and pickup-truck evidence in the upcoming murder trial tied to a Leetonia teacher’s 2023 death. The decision, based on search warrants executed by the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office, keeps key texts, location records, and vehicle evidence in play for the February 3 trial.
   

4. Sex sting suspect enters plea in Columbiana County case (wkbn.com) — A recent undercover sting tied to Columbiana Municipal Court ended with a Cortland man pleading no contest to engaging in prostitution and related charges. The Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force and Salem police coordinated the operation, which led to fines, a suspended jail term, probation, and a required online prostitution-prevention program connected to activity in the Columbiana County area.
   

5. Knights of Columbus donate toward new ultrasound machine for Sophia Women's Center (salemnews.net) — Women in Columbiana County who rely on Sophia Women’s Center in Salem will soon benefit from a new ultrasound machine, funded by local Knights of Columbus councils. Marking 10 years of service in the county, the center continues offering free pregnancy and STI testing, limited ultrasounds, and education, with plans to leverage matching funds to stretch the donation further.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

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