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LifeWise Academy is topic of town hall meeting

SALEM — A town hall event was held Friday at the Salem Historical Society to discuss concerns regarding Hillard-based released time religious instruction programming company LifeWise Academy, which saw approximately 30 people in attendance. The event was organized by Heather Smith, a ...

Wellsville Carnegie Public Library to host Kids Chess Club

WELLSVILLE — Due to the demand of area youth wanting to learn to play, the Wellsville Carnegie Public Library will host a Kids Chess Club, with the first meeting taking place on Sept. 17 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. According to Rachel Freed, youth services manager, the library has been doing game ...

Salem Community Theatre eyes restoration campaign

SALEM — The Salem Community Theatre will be launching a capital campaign to restore the historic community landmark. “We’re trying to make sure that the theater is still going to be here in another 50 years for our children and grandchildren,” said Kathleen Lassiter, Community ...

CCCTC will graduate 40 nursing students

LISBON — The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center will be graduating 40 students from its Practical Nursing program in the coming weeks. The CCCTC Board of Education was presented with an update on the Adult Education department in August and also invited to attend the graduation ...

Chicago mayor defies Trump’s immigration crackdown plan for the city

The mayor of Chicago pushed back Saturday against what he called the “out-of-control” Trump administration’s plan to surge federal officers into the nation’s third-largest city, which could take place within days. The Chicago Police Department will be barred from helping federal ...

Calcutta Rotary Club

The Calcutta Rotary Club met Thursday at the Peter Metrovich Community Center. The guest speaker was Dr. Madison Bickerton. Bickerton discussed trends in dentistry and how pH levels in one’s mouth impact one’s overall health. Pictured with Bickerton is Doug Sanford, Calcutta Rotary ...

Salem Library Oct. events

SALEM – Registration for October events at the Salem Public Library opens at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2. All events are free of cost and open to the public. Most events require advanced registration and can be completed online at https://salem-lib-oh.libcal.com/calendar. For registration ...

Community Calendar

MON/9-1 East Palestine Eagles kitchen closed for holiday Salem Dine in or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem, 5 p.m. until the food is gone, Salem Memorial Building; sponsor: Darin Odey; menu: fried chicken, dice potatoes with peppers and onions, corn, coleslaw, fresh vegetables and fruit, ...

Artists demonstrate their talent at Canfield Fair

CANFIELD — Art was in the air Friday at the 179th annual Canfield Fair at the YMCA Artists demonstration booth, just outside the Fine Arts building. Suzanne Gray, 75, of Columbiana, who initiated the arts and humanities programs at the YMCA in 2003, said that at the Davis Family YMCA in ...

Park board tackles project bid, potential property transfer

LISBON — During a special meeting on Thursday, the Columbiana County Park Board awarded a bid on an upcoming project and moved forward with action that will transfer ownership of a park district-owned property in Salem to the city. Two bids for culvert replacement on the Greenway Trail, ...