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TUE/10-20 Canfield That Quilt Group I Belong To (TQGIBT), 7 p.m., Rotary Building at Fair Park on Oak Street. For the October program, Ginger Mangie will demonstrate making a Pumpkin Pillow Bowl filler. Pre registration is needed and kits are available for $15. The instruction for the pillow will begin at 6:30 p.m. Members are reminded that in November all UFOs tabulation ends and that completed Christmas Stockings should be turned in. For information call Jeanne 330-507-4672. Columbiana Area 17 Workforce Development Board (WDB), 8 a.m., downstairs banquet room at the Best Western ...

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EP Eagles sirloin tip and noodle dinner East Palestine Eagles #1506 will hold their monthly sirloin tip and noodle drive thru dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. or until sold out Wednesday. Dinner is sirloin tips and noodles, coleslaw, roll and dessert for $11. Call 330-853-8483 to reserve a meal. Community Day Camp of North Lima soup sale Community Day Camp of North Lima will host a homemade soup fundraiser. Orders will be pre-sale only. Order by calling Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ at 330-549-2169 by Nov. 8. Orders can be picked up on Nov. 14 from 10 to 11 a.m at Calvary United ...

Local hospitals receive rural healthcare funding

Two local hospitals are receiving state funding for rural healthcare. East Liverpool City Hospital and Salem Regional Medical Center are two of 22 rural hospitals receiving a one-time investment of $1,377,479 for quality-improvement projects. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), recently announced Rural Health Transformation Program awards totaling $92 million to manage chronic illnesses and expand access to preventive, primary, maternal, and behavioral healthcare in rural areas. Local funding supports ...

CCBDD Adopt-A-Class Christmas project

LISBON – The Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities and Robert Bycroft School are once again asking for support for their Adopt-A-Class Christmas project. The project involves members of the community donating money to adopt a classroom or child served by the program. The money received will be used to purchase a Christmas gift for the children. Any donation amount is greatly appreciated and 100% of the money collected will go toward the Christmas gifts for the children. The gifts will be purchased by staff members and given to the children prior to Christmas break. ...

United Local High School 1969 birthdays celebration

On Sunday, Oct. 11, the 1969 graduates of United Local High School met to celebrate all of their 75th birthdays this year. They met at “A Cord of Three” in Hanoverton. It was the town school which was built in 1888. Recent renovations have created a very attractive event center. From left, ...

Ramaswamy, Acton discuss property taxes, other platforms

While it’s been 20 years since a Democrat was last elected Ohio governor, this year’s race between Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton is hotly contested. During separate endorsement interviews with this newspaper, the two candidates discussed their priorities, their plans ...