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Wellsville VFD to host a night with kids

WELLSVILLE — The Wellsville Volunteer Fire Department is giving local parents who need to finish their Christmas shopping a chance to do so without taking their children when they host “A Night with the Littles” at the fire department. Parents can drop their children off at the ...

County Briefing

Banquet in Salem Monday Salem Community Foundation will sponsor the Dine In or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem from 5 p.m. until the food is gone Monday at the Salem Memorial Building. The menu will include stuffed chicken breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, salad, fresh vegetables and ...

Community Corner

Choose To Lose Group Choose To Lose Group met at Boyce Church on December 17 with leader Penny Perorazio presiding. The meeting opened up with the pledge of allegiance followed by the CTLG roll call. Pam Fouse gave the secretary report and Cassie Stephens gave the treasure report. Both ...

Wellsville Fire Department to apply for equipment grant

WELLSVILLE — Firefighter James McMahon filled in for Fire Chief Barry Podwel when he asked council’s approval to apply for an equipment grant during Tuesday’s meeting of the Wellsville Village Council. McMahon told council members the Ohio Department of Natural Resource (ODNR) grant ...

False alarm leads to evacuation of EP schools

EAST PALESTINE — The East Palestine High School and Middle School campus was briefly evacuated on Wednesday due to a tripped fire alarm, the school district reported on its social media pages. No fire or other threat to student safety was identified. Middle and high school students waited ...

EL boil advisory issued

EAST LIVERPOOL — Due to a major water line break many residents in the City of East Liverpool who were impacted by the break are advised to boil water until further notice. A recording on the water department’s phone line says a precautionary boil order had been issued effective Dec. ...

Three local fire departments to receive MARCS grants

COLUMBUS – The Salem Fire Department is among three local department’s to receive the 2025 MARCS (Multi-Agency Radio Communications System) Grant. This grant cycle, 229 fire departments located in 71 counties across the state will receive a combined total of nearly $4 million. Fire ...

‘Breakfast with Santa’

“Breakfast with Santa” was held Saturday at the First Christian Church in Lisbon. Pictured, wide-eyed Colter Knight of New Waterford got a hug from Santa as Mrs. Claus looked on. Three-month-old Colter is the son of Amber Cusick and Dusty Knight. (Photo by J.D. Creer)

Rulli gets dream House committee assignment

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli is getting his dream committee assignment: a seat on Energy and Commerce. “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to join the Energy and Commerce Committee,” said Rulli, R-Salem. “Energy extraction is critical to the economy of the 6th District and I look ...