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Columbiana man convicted in baseball bat attack has hearing set in intimidation case

LISBON — A former Columbiana man in prison for at least 39 years for attempting to kill a woman with a baseball bat and then setting her home on fire last year will face a new hearing at 1 p.m. Aug. 28 for a separate case of menacing and attempted intimidation. Frederick L. Harroff, 66, was scheduled for a status hearing Monday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton, but instead, a new hearing was set for the case and the jury trial that was set for next week was canceled. Harroff did not make the trip from prison for the status session, with nothing ...

On the calendar

TUE/7-7 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bocce at Boardman Park, 5:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Chester Brooke Hancock Food Security Team, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 600 Indiana Ave.; schedule appointment at 304-748-7850 Ext. 1002 East Liverpool Free community meal, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Catholic Charities Outreach Center, 600 E. 4th St.; chicken-bacon ranch casserole and corn; EFNEP nutrition class at 1:15 p.m. Needles and Hooks (crochet and knitting group), noon-2 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine East Palestine Library, All Together Tuesdays, 2 p.m.; Red, ...

Winchester to lead off lecture series

EAST LIVERPOOL – Acclaimed author, journalist and historian Simon Winchester will open the Northwest Ordinance Lecture Series on Sept. 17 as its featured keynote speaker. Sponsored by the East Liverpool Partnership for Revitalization and the Friends of the Carnegie Public Library, the ...

Town & Country Garden Club holds June meeting

EAST PALESTINE – The Town & Country Garden Club of East Palestine recently held its June meeting. Due to VBS taking place at First Church of Christ, the meeting was held on member Mary Anne Tyger’s patio. There were 23 members present, with three being new members. All were welcomed by President Joyce Doll, followed by a blessing given before inviting all to enjoy the snack. The month’s snack committee was Lyndsay DeLaRosa Guy, Erin Neiheisal and Jeanne Watson Antol, and members had a choice of a root beer float or an ice cream sundae. While members were enjoying their snack, ...

Community Briefs

Beaver Local Class of 2006 reunion Beaver Local High School Class of 2006 will hold its 20-year reunion at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at The Homestead at Firestone Farms. East Palestine Eagles Memorial Golf Outing East Palestine Eagles #1506 is having their Memorial Golf Outing on Saturday, July 11 at 8 am at the East Palestine Country Club. This is a six-man team golf scramble and the cost is $10 per person. Sign up at the country club or at the EP Eagles, but cut-off is Thursday, July 9. Participants do not have to be an Eagle member to play and there will be lunch to follow the ...

Columbiana County DKG awards scholarships

The Columbiana County Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma has announced the organization’s scholarship winners for 2026. They are Eva Rand, daughter of Todd and Jill McLaughlin, a June graduate of Salem High School who will continue her studies at The Ohio State University; and Lorraine Korda, ...