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St. Gabriel Fall Harvest Sale The St. Gabriel Women’s Club of Minerva will hold a Fall Festival Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, and 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Nov. 1 at the church located at 400 W. High St. Items for sale will include frozen homemade cabbage rolls, stuffed peppers, apple dumplings and soups; also available are homemade chocolates and hard tact candy as well as a bake sale. For information call 330-418-1067. East Palestine Park Trunk or Treat EP Friends of the Park/EP Act and the East Palestine Firefighter’s Association will host the East Palestine ...

CHICAGO - This Halloween, Pringles is daring die-hard fans to make the ultimate commitment: sign a “will and taste-ament” pledging to be buried in a Pringles can for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind, can-shaped Pringles urn and an “afterlifetime” supply of Pringles. Inspired by the real-life story of the legendary Pringles can inventor — whose ashes were buried in the iconic can in 2008 — the “Once You Drop” campaign invites fans to prove that their love for Pringles goes beyond this lifetime, letting fate decide if they are the ultimate Pringles devotee. Launching ...

New film featuring Gretchen’s Lock available for viewing

EAST LIVERPOOL — Shawn Lonkert’s Gretchen’s Lock is now available to watch for free on Lonkert’s YouTube channel, Lonkert Studios. Viewers can watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/@LonkertStudios Shawn Lonkert’s Gretchen’s Lock brings to life the tragic and mysterious ...

Columbiana EMS breaks monthly record for calls

COLUMBIANA — The city’s EMS department broke its record in September for most calls and transports in a month. City Manager Lance Willard mentioned the record breaking call volume during the most recent council meeting. The department had 204 calls and 104 transports for the month of September. Willard also said the EMS department met with trainers to work on the 2027 training plan. Meanwhile, the city’s police department also recently completed low light night shooting qualification training as well. As for other matters, council approved a motion to not hold a public hearing ...

U.S. Route 30 reopened after semi accident

LISBON — The Ohio Department of Transportation reopened U.S. Route 30 coming out of Lisbon Friday afternoon after a closure of nearly eight hours when a semi overturned and lost its load of scrap metal early in the morning. A supervisor with the Lisbon post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol ...

Wellsville council approves two part-time police officers

WELLSVILLE – Village council members approved part-time police officers and board appointments during its Oct. 6 meeting. Lt. Marsha Eisenhart provided an update on an officer going on medical leave who could be off from six months to a year and a part-time officer who will be off for three to four months for shoulder surgery. She said a former officer who left for the Steubenville Police Department would like to come back part-time and there is one candidate in the police academy now who could be in a part-time position once he completes training. Council members approved the ...