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MON/10-12 Columbiana Saint Carlo Acutis Eucharist Miracles Display, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Jude Church, 180 Seventh St. East Liverpool Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., swiss steak in tomato gravy with parsley potatoes and vegetable; $9; 330-886-0397 Town and Country Garden Club of East Palestine, 6 p.m., First Church of Christ Village council, 7 p.m., municipal building Lisbon Records Retention Committee, 8 a.m., village hall Ladies’ ...

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Celebrating Seniors Luncheon First Presbyterian Church, 28 E. Park Ave., Columbiana, will host a Celebrating Seniors Luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. Lunch will be catered by Small Wonders. Cost is free (free-will offering basket will be available). After lunch a comedy of laughs will be provided by Indigo Improv group. Make a reservation with Judy by Oct. 20 at 330-482-2666. Wellsville Flood Wall Training Canceled WELLSVILLE — The Oct. 17 closure of Main Street in Wellsville near the marina for the fire department to conduct its annual flood wall training has been ...

Homecoming queen honored in Lisbon

Lisbon junior Bridgett Newbold was crowned the Blue Devils' homecoming queen before Friday's football game against Southern. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Commissioners approve installation of suicide awareness signs in Lisbon

LISBON — Four signs advertising 988 as the national suicide and crisis lifeline number will be placed in the square in downtown Lisbon after Columbiana County commissioners granted permission for the placement. Lori Colian, executive director of the Columbiana County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board, attended the meeting Wednesday to seek permission, with Lisbon Mayor Peter Wilson giving his recommendation for the signs, also. During a recent Lisbon council meeting, Maureen Waybright of the county Suicide Prevention Coalition sought permission for the signs in Lisbon and was ...

Vultures, turkey buzzards damaging Lisbon high school roof

LISBON — The vultures and turkey buzzards circling over Lisbon just cost the school district in excess of $6,000 for repairs to the roof over the high school elevator shaft. “They’re tearing it up quite a bit,” district maintenance supervisor Roger Tullis reported Thursday night at the Lisbon school board meeting. Board members saw their own version of the Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds” when Tullis showed them video of that 8-foot by 8-foot section of roof — no birds were seen, but plenty of bird droppings and visible damage from them perching on the ...

Calcutta VFD marks National Fire Prevention Week

Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department spent this past week engaging in the community in observance of National Fire Prevention Week. This year’s theme was Charge Into Fire Safety about lithium ion batteries. Department members provided a lecture on fire safety at home and demonstrations for ...