Sebring Library tax information

The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will present The Impact on Mahoning County of the Five New Property Tax Bills at 3 p.m. April 28 at the Sebring Library. The Ohio General Assembly has passed five bills impacting property taxes starting in 2026. Auditor Ralph Meacham will explain those bills and how each will affect taxpayers and property tax supported entities like townships, schools and districts. Register at LibraryVisit.org or 330-744-8636.

History of Logtown, Quarry Area

The Lisbon Historical Society is inviting the public to the program at its Thursday dinner meeting. The program, History of Logtown and the Quarry Area presented by Eileen Dray-Bardon and Cheryl Mattavi, will highlight the quarries and the stone that built many houses in Lisbon and was used in the construction of the county courthouse and the Sandy & Beaver Canal. Logtown was once a thriving industrial community crucial in the development of the area. Following the dinner meeting, the program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the New Lisbon Presbyterian Church, Chestnut Street, Lisbon. Donations from public attendees will be accepted.

Columbiana AL Laying of Roses

The Columbiana American Legion Post 290 will host the 4th annual Vietnam Veteran’s Laying of the Roses on Sunday, April 19 at the American Legion home, 44403 state Route 14, Columbiana, at 2 p.m. The ceremony is to commemorate, honor and remember the 33 service members from Columbiana County who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War, including POW and MIA service members. Everyone is welcome, especially family members of those who were lost so young serving the country.

Trinity Lutheran Rummage Sale

Trinity Lutheran Church at 930 N. 12th St., Sebring will be having a Rummage Sale on Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Saturday, everything will be free. There will be clothes sizes newborn to 5X, toys, purses, Tupperware, holiday decorations, books, records, blankets, furniture, apple decor collection, baskets, Disney plates and glasses, jewelry, small appliances, housewares and much. Look on the church’s Facebook page for pictures.

United Local rehire meeting

The United school board will hold a public meeting to consider the re-employment of schools Superintendent Lance Hostetler May 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the media center. Hostetler will retire effective July 30.

Valley Dahlia Tuber Sale

The Mahoning Valley Dahlia Society will host their annual Dahlia Tuber Sale Sunday, April 19, in Boardman Park’s Elton Beard Cabin from 1 to 3 p.m. All forms, sizes, colors and Dahlia shapes will be available. Society members will be on hand to assist shoppers with selection of Tubers and answer questions about growing Dahlias.

Salem native part of play crew

Andrei Pagnotta, a senior political science major from Salem, will participate as stage/props crew in Slippery Rock University’s presentation of the William Shakespeare classic “The Winter’s Tale” April 17-21. Showtimes and dates are 7:30 p.m. on April 17, 18 and 21, 2 p.m. on April 19, and 10:30 a.m. on April 20. All performances will be in the Miller Theater inside the Performing Arts Center. Tickets can be purchased online at sru.edu/tickets.

Lisbon Area Veteran Banners

LISBON – In conjunction with the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration and in honor of Lisbon area veterans, a committee of Lisbon residents and business owners has launched Phase 1 of the Lisbon Area Veteran Banner Project.

Nearly 200 2.5- by 5-foot two-sided banners depicting the images of a Lisbon area veterans will be hung from utility poles acoss the village in time for the July 4th holiday.

Applications may be acquired and submissions with photos made at lisbonveterans@gmail.com, Sandy Beaver Insurance, Richardson Monuments or by contacting Cheryl Mills at 330-853-9679 or Donnie Butream at 330-692-8860 or Carly Brock 330-424-7623.

A Lisbon area veterans Facebook page also has the application posted and will have all submitted veterans spotlighted. Additional biographical information can be submitted to the contact information listed.

The cost is $60 per side with checks or money others made to the Lisbon Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The deadline for submissions is May 25.

Lisbon Area Veteran Banner Committee Members include Cheryl Mills, Carly Brock, co-chairs; Donnie Butream, Justin Madison, Glenn McMillan, Tracey Wonner, Andy Sweeney, Jenny Rukenbrod and David Oesch. Any committee member may be contacted for more information.

“ABCDE” Lisbon art program

LISBON – The Lisbon Arts Initiative will deliver its “Art Building Community Developing Expression” (ABCDE), a free arts-based program created for youth in grades kindergarten through fifth, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 18 at the New Lisbon Presbyterian Church.

The ABCDE project is LAI’s first public arts initiative, which was launched in June of 2025 with its first four-part workshop. The focus is to offer local youth an opportunity to learn, experience, and gain exposure to the arts through their participation in 18- to 60-minute experiential workshops led by local artists. These workshops include dance, improvisation, music, and painting.

Once again, the ABCDE workshop will give students a chance to learn and expand their experiences in the arts as they participate in experimental workshops taught by local artists:

– Dance workshop will be taught by Christine Martin, owner of Leap of Faith Dance Studio at the Trinity Playhouse and a choreographer for productions by Stage Left Players in Lisbon.

– Paul Dahman, Stage Left’s master teacher, will orchestrate the improv class.

– Debbie Fonner, retiring music teacher at Lisbon’s McKinley Elementary, will lead a music class

– Barbara Schmidt, a retired art teacher from East Liverpool Schools and owner of Warm HeARTs Studio in Columbiana, will teach visual arts.

“This year I’m so excited to be able to continue to find creative ways to help foster the arts into our community,” said Mark Hamilton, Lisbon Arts Initiative President and Source Gallery, Owner. “This second workshop, just like the first, will be a fun way for kids to experience some of the variety in arts and performance and begin to think about what forms of expression they like best, what touches their heart. The Lisbon Arts Initiative team is looking forward to offering this and many more future events to the community of Lisbon.”

Parents have the option of signing up their children in advance or just show up the day of the workshops. Participants area asked to bring their own box lunch and water or drink. Water will also be provided for the children. Children will need to attend the entire time; no drop in or out. Parental stay is optional.

Adults and local high school HONOR SOCIETY student volunteers will also be onsite at each workshop and escort the students from one arts project to another.

Following the launch, the ABCDE team will evaluate feedback from the participating youth, parents, and artists in order to determine the best options to continue offering arts events and programs for area youth, and to identify currently available opportunities for expression.

Other ABCDE members include Kandace Cleland, executive director of Stage Left Players; Deborah Fonner, Lisbon Exempted Village Schools music teacher; Kristen Huston, executive director of the Almost Perfect Foundation; and Georgia Smith, Lisbon Counseling Center.

For information on the free ABCDE Workshop:

Contact Mark Hamilton at mark@lisbonartsinitiative.org or call 330-549-5100. Visit the Facebook page at https://lisbonartsinitiative.org/facebook. Register for 2026 ABCDE Free Workshop at https://lisbonartsinitiative.org/abcde-registration.

Columbiana city cleanup

COLUMBIANA — City officials are asking that all residents help to reduce city operating costs by taking their items for town clean to the Metz Road Baseball Field parking lot area, where there will be a designated area for item drop-off between Aug. 3-7.

The drop-off site is located behind the Metz Road Baseball Field parking lot area and will be available Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. with an extended time on Thursday from 7:30 a.m. through 7 p.m.

Take Photo ID and a recent utility bill when going to the drop-off location, this will ensure that only city residents will be participating in town clean-up.

For those residents that cannot take their items to the drop-off location, place the items to the curb by the morning of Aug. 3, as crews will only be going past your residence one time. The curbside clean-up is in strictly enforced zones.

If you fail to have your items to the curb by your designated day, you must take the items to the drop-off location to be disposed. (Crews will not do another curbside visit for this cleanup)

Zone assigned dates are:

Zone 1: Monday, Aug. 3

Zone 2: Tuesday, Aug. 4

Zone 3: Wednesday, Aug. 5

Zone 4: Thursday, Aug. 6

There is a three large item limit per household. Up to eight tires per household; however, they cannot be on rims.

The city crews will not accept the following; Electronics (e.g. TVs, computer monitors or towers) wet paint, car batteries and any appliances with Freon (e.g.: refrigerators, air conditioners and de-humidifiers).

Contact the Solid Waste District at 330-596-5000 or visit their website at CCH Solid Waste District for electronics and household hazardous waste collection days or drop-off locations.