Conversations With Columbiana County

Haedan Panezott joins us to discuss many of the projects he accomplished as the Executive Director of the Columbiana County Land Reutilization Corporation (a/k/a the Land Bank). 

Haedan recently stepped down from that role to focus on an ever-important role at the Columbiana County Port Authority.

Haedan describes some of the demolition work, brownfield cleanup, rehabilitations, and beautification projects he&apos...

Columbiana County native, Kathy Schulz, join us to discuss her recently published book, The Underground Railroad in Ohio.

Kathy tells us what the Underground Railroad was (and what it wasn't!!). We learn why Ohio was truly at the heart of the Underground Railroad and the important role that Columbiana County had in the Underground Railroad.

We are also introduced to a number of very interesting characters who...

We welcome retired YSU geography professor, Dr. Tom Maraffa to the podcast.

Tom recently conducted an analysis of the Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) program, with a special focus on the City of Columbiana's relatively new (but active) CRA program.

We talk about what a CRA is, what it tries to do, and how it works. Then Tom takes us through his analysis, the problems it presents, his conclusions, and his re...

Tom Butch and Eileen Dray-Bardon, Chair and Vice-Chair respectively, of the Columbiana County Parks District Board of Commissioners join us for this episode.

Learn about some of the great facilities the Parks District has to offer in Columbiana County, including the Greenway Bike Trail, Scenic Vista Park, Hellbender Bluff Park, the site of the first Ohio Supreme Court gathering, disc golf, pump track, and many other progra...

The episode nobody has been waiting for!!!

Peter Wilson returns to interview Columbiana County's Director of Economic Development, Tad Herold (that's me).

Peter asks me about my work at the Office of Economic Development, including the establishment and administration of the Columbiana County Land Bank; my work as a Port Authority Board member; and some of the current initiatives I've been working o...

Peter Wilson joins us once again for the podcast. This time he will be doing the interviewing! Peter interviews Penny Traina, the CEO and Executive Director of the Columbiana County Port Authority.

We learn about what this often misunderstood entity does, how it's organized, and how it's financed. We also learn about Penny's interesting career path that led her to this position. Penny also shares with us her...

Chaney Nezbeth, Executive Director of the Way Station Inc. joins us to discuss this faith-based organization. The Way Station has locations in Columbiana and East Liverpool, but serves thousand of people from all over Columbiana County and beyond.

Listen in to learn about the varied programs offered by the Way Station. Some of these programs meet the immediate needs of its clients, while others take a long-range approach a...

The new Mayor of Lisbon, Ohio, Peter Wilson, joins us for this episode.

He tells us about growing up in the area, his work as a journalist all around the globe, and why he returned to Lisbon. We also get a glimpse of what caused him to unexpectedly get involved in local politics, leading to his time on Village Council and, now as mayor. We also talk a little bit about some of the main agenda items he will be working on as ...

Attorney John Gamble, of the Columbiana County Prosecutor's Office, is our first guest in 2020. John has been with that office for over thirty years and has served as the Chief Criminal Prosecutor for Robert L. Herron for the majority of that time.

He explains the wide-ranging responsibilities of the prosecutor's office, describes the changing environment of criminal prosecution, and what it takes to stay up-to-d...

Mark Lamoncha is our guest for this episode of the podcast.

Mark is the CEO of Humtown Products,a full-service supplier to the foundry industry. Humtown manufactures sand cores and molds — from simple production jobs, emergency resourcing and highly complex cores to air-set cores and molds, and now 3D printed sand cores and molds. Humtown also offers an onsite Pattern Shop capable of meeting tooling and rigging needs.
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Dr. David Dees, Dean of the Kent State University Columbiana County Regional Campuses in Salem and East Liverpool is our guest for this episode.

He tells us about the opportunities students in Columbiana County have available to them to earn competitive, full four-year Kent State University degrees without leaving the county, and at a fraction of the cost of many other colleges and universities. You may be surprised by how...

Lance Willard joins us for this episode of the podcast. 

Dr. Willard tells us about how he became the City Manager of Columbiana, Ohio. He also updates us on the recently enacted Community Reinvestment Area (CRA), which can assist residents and businesses in lowering their tax burden; the new DORA legislation, which provides new opportunities for entertainment in the city; and initiatives to promote the city through joint ...