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Driver in fatal Salem crash identified

SALEM (WKBN) — A Salem woman has died and a passenger has been hospitalized after a car drove into a building Saturday afternoon. A release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the car crashed into Perry Township Garage on South Ellsworth Avenue just before 4 p.m. The driver, identified as Jennifer Engle, 56, of Salem, drove her Ford Fiesta off the left side of the roadway, crossing Snyder Avenue and crashing into the building, the release says. Engle was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was airlifted to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown with “serious ...

On the calendar

MON/8-31 East Liverpool School board, 4 p.m., Westgate Administrative Center (note date change from Aug. 27) 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., stuffed cabbage rolls with mashed potatoes and roll $9; 330-886-0397 Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 10 a.m.-noon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7250 Lisbon Road; information at 330-271-1661. Bigfoot Program with Amy Bue, 5:30 p.m., Lepper Library Salem Salem Community Pantry, 794 E. ...

East Liverpool Rotary Club hosts nurse practitioner

East Liverpool Rotarians, from left, Jean and Marion Perkins welcomed their guest, Sara Pease, center, to a recent club meeting. Pease has been in the community’s medical field for many years. She is currently employed as Chief Nurse Practitioner of On Demand Counseling, On Demand ...

Winona Ruritan Club holds August meeting

WINONA – The Winona Ruritan Club held its August meeting at the Winona Friends Church Aug. 25. Vice President Tom Richey called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Lee Stamp and Tom Richey led the club in the singing of “America.” Homer Althouse gave the invocation. The caterer served a meal of tossed vegetable salad, pulled chicken with green peppers and onions rolled into a large burrito baked in BBQ sauce with sour cream topping on the side, corn chowder and spanish rice, and for dessert large chocolate brownies covered in powdered sugar. Secretary Elmer Lee Stamp called the ...

Driver in fatal Salem crash identified

SALEM (WKBN) — A Salem woman has died and a passenger has been hospitalized after a car drove into a building Saturday afternoon. A release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the car crashed into Perry Township Garage on South Ellsworth Avenue just before 4 p.m. The driver, identified as Jennifer Engle, 56, of Salem, drove her Ford Fiesta off the left side of the roadway, crossing Snyder Avenue and crashing into the building, the release says. Engle was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was airlifted to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown with “serious ...