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Columbiana County Sheriff’s Toy Drive

Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Brian Deack poses with a teddy bear next to a cruiser stuffed with toys at the Dollar General in Alliance, which is located in Columbiana County. The sheriff’s office is holding its annual holiday toy drive,with Heroes and Halos the chosen charity ...

Mahoning election results change races that need recounted

LISBON —With Mahoning County’s certified votes added in, the Columbiana County Board of Elections no longer has to do an automatic recount of the Fairfield Township trustee race, but they do have to recount the ballots for the West Branch school board race. Columbiana County Board of ...

East Palestine moves forward on training center’s new path

EAST PALESTINE — Village Council on Tuesday approved legislation allowing Village Manager Antonio Diaz-Guy to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state of Ohio, Norfolk Southern and Youngstown State University “to support, fund, design and operate a new first responder ...

CC Port Authority celebrated Manufacturing Month in October

LISBON — The Columbiana County Port Authority celebrated Manufacturing Month in October with a series of initiatives recognizing the strength, innovation, and future of the county’s manufacturing sector, including an opportunity for area students to visit some local manufacturing ...

EP Drama Club unwraps another ‘Hometown Holiday’

EAST PALESTINE — The East Palestine Drama Club is preparing to open its third annual “Hometown Holiday” musical production, an event that has become the Bulldog community’s unofficial start to the holiday season. The production will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, and 2 p.m. ...

Downtown Wonderland set for Dec. 6 in Minerva

MINERVA – Minerva’s historic North Market Street will be transformed into a Downtown Wonderland on Saturday, Dec. 6, 3 to 6 p.m., with a wide variety of free Christmas treats, crafts, activities, music and more, as well as the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus. The Christmas parade will ...

Southern Local lettuce project feeds community

SALINEVILLE – Southern Local Middle School students have been growing lettuce in their hydroponics lab, and now the bounty they have reaped is helping to feed the community. Seventh-grade science teacher Amanda Wrobleski said 36 heads of butterhead lettuce were donated to the Salineville ...

On the calendar

FRI/11-28 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins, 5 p.m.; 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Black Friday Sale. 20 per cent off entire store. Brier Hill film screening and Q&A session, 7 p.m., Columbiana Arts ...

COMMUNITY CORNER

Remembrance service The Dawson Funeral Home will host its annual Tree of Remembrance Service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Dawson Funeral Home Chapel. The service provides families with a moment of reflection, comfort and connection. The names of loved ones submitted online will be read ...

American Legion Post 290 kicks off hygiene item drive

COLUMBIANA — One of the American Legion’s four pillars behind its mission is a focus on the well-being of youth in addition to its commitment to veterans affairs, national security and Americanism. However, it is often the most overlooked of their contributions. This holiday season as ...