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United BOE considers Student Power Summit event

HANOVERTON — United Local school board members may be skipping next year’s Ohio School Boards Association Capital Conference, instead earmarking the funds so students and staff can participate in another event. For the first time, Learning InspirED will host its two-day Student Power ...

Community Corner

TOPS 1341 TOPS 1341 met Monday, Dec. 16, at the Glenmoor Presbyterian Church with Leader Darlene Naukam presiding. The Best Loser was Lydia Kraft and Chris Plunkett and Becky Andrews were the Runners-Up. They chose potato chips and no more than two cookies per day as this week’s ...

Nearly two years after derailment, preventative legislation is stalled

EAST PALESTINE — On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act into law, making any derailment-related compensation — including pending settlement awards — tax exempt. The passed legislation was a welcome relief to those in East Palestine and surrounding ...

Lady Slippers to hold ceremony in memory of Betsy Miller Dec. 28

EAST LIVERPOOL — Aprons are indispensable to potters — they protect clothing while handling and shaping clay. Because aprons are so closely associated with East Liverpool’s pottery history, a group that supports the Museum of Ceramics uses specially-designed aprons as their uniform. ...

DKG holds December meeting

SALEM — The December meeting of the Alpha Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers Honorary was held at Ezio’s Italian Restaurant in Salem. Christmas favors were provided by President Barb Lipp and Nancy Dicken. Dicken provided a special reading entitled “Christmas Blessing” and ...

County Briefing

EP Eagles sirloin tip dinner East Palestine Eagles #1506 will host its monthly sirloin tip and noodle drive thru dinner today from 4 to 6 p.m. or sold out. Dinner is sirloin tip and noodles, coleslaw, roll and dessert for $11 or $10 if over 65 years. Call 330-853-8483 to reserve a meal. ...

Community Calendar

WED/12-18 Columbiana 40 & 8 La Femmes 273 Daytime Bingo, doors open 11 a.m., bingo starts at 1 p.m., 44640 state Route 14 (across from United Rentals). Lunch 11 a.m. to 12:30 pm. Public welcome. Christmas Cookie Raffle. Weekly menu on Facebook at 40 & 8 La Femmes 273. Columbiana ...

Statue unveiled during Lincoln Plaza dedication ceremony

SALEM — A dedication ceremony Monday celebrated Salem’s history of civil rights advocacy and officially unveiled the long-awaited statue of Abraham Lincoln. “It’s good to be in Salem. I always love coming to Columbiana County and this beautiful plaza will be an excellent addition to ...

Staffing issues topic at Southern BOE

SALINEVILLE — Staffing issues topped the agenda during the latest Southern Local Board of Education meeting on Dec. 10. Kim Smith was named a paraprofessional with Ashley Dowling, Rebecca Frischkorn and Lindsay Almy named trainers on the substitute list for the 2024-25 school year while ...