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Leetonia kindergarten screening

Leetonia Elementary School will hold kindergarten screening for students entering kindergarten for the 2026/2027 school year on Wednesday, May 6 by appointment in the elementary school library. Packets may be picked up in the elementary office beginning March 9. Appointments will be made ...

On the calendar

SAT/2-28 Canfield Super Hero Saturday Comic Book Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Angels for Animals Andrews Hall, 4750 W. South Range Road; $5 individuals, $10 families; information, Tom Molocea at 330-550-5503. Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; 50 ...

Letters and love in Leetonia

LEETONIA — Valentine’s Day marked a lesson in both letters and love for students attending Leetonia Bears to Bee Preschool.  Lead teacher Alicia Cope explained she and assistant teacher Lauren Martin believe in including their students’ families as much as possible in the education ...

Columbiana County Health District releases annual report

LISBON — The Columbiana County Health District released its 2025 annual report this month, highlighting the numbers representing services provided to the public, inspections, complaints, permits issued, diseases and vital statistics. “It really gets down to the details people are most ...

Crestview special education department looking at student needs

COLUMBIANA — The Special Education Department at Crestview Local schools is looking to improve in several areas to help meet student needs and state requirements. Special Education Director Kimberly Gilbert outlined the department’s goals during the February Board of Education ...

Salem loses appeal of Perry Township annexation denial

LISBON — The city of Salem recently lost its appeal to challenge the denial of a proposed annexation on Beechwood Road, with the Seventh District Court of Appeals agreeing that the Perry Township property wasn’t contiguous to the city, therefore it could not be annexed. The property in ...

On the calendar

FRI/2-27 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; 50 percent off dresses and tops. American Legion Post 290 fish fry, 4-7 p.m.; beer battered fish, two sides and dessert; $15 cash only; eat in or drive through. East Liverpool Last day for presale ...

COMMUNITY CORNER

Lisbon Cemetery Spring Notice All winter decorations must be removed by March 1 from the Lisbon Cemetery in order to begin spring clean-up. Fixed saddles and vases can remain on monuments, but any items on the ground will be discarded. Also a reminder no items are to be placed on the ground ...

SPARK Storytellers session to feature theme of ‘Luck’

LISBON — Stage Left Players will present the next installment of its live storytelling series, SPARK Storytellers, on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Playhouse in Lisbon. The theme, “Luck — Good. Bad. Unexpected.,” invites local storytellers to share true, personal stories about ...