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MON/4-13 Calcutta Beaver Local school board, 7 p.m., 8th grade pod Columbiana Space for Grief, 2 p.m., First Presbyterian Church; information at 330-482-2666 East Liverpool Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine East Palestine Library, ...

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Sebring Library tax information The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will present The Impact on Mahoning County of the Five New Property Tax Bills at 3 p.m. April 28 at the Sebring Library. The Ohio General Assembly has passed five bills impacting property taxes starting in ...

Calcutta Rotary Host CCCTC Speakers

Guest speakers from Columbiana County Career and Technical Center recently spoke to the Calcutta Rotary Club’s Thursday meeting. The CCCTC speakers touched on the various offerings provided by the school and the importance of technical training in today’s constantly changing employment ...

Local artists featured at Salem chamber gallery

The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Gallery of Art, located in the Chamber of Commerce Office at 210 E. State St., is currently hosting its fifth annual exhibition of artwork from local students. The exhibition features the artwork of students from the United Local, Leetonia, East Liverpool, ...

The making of America’s first president

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we begin in ...

Athletics dominate discussion at United board meetings

HANOVERTON — Athletics were front and center during United Local school district’s two April board meetings.  Board members heard from David Ogilvie during their regular 7 a.m. April 2 meeting, where he provided an update on the condition of ballfields that he revealed were ready for ...

Wellsville fire chief asks council to reconsider dispatch  change

WELLSVILLE – Fire Chief Barry Podwel is asking council to reconsider his request to move dispatch from the fire department to the Columbiana County 911. At council’s meeting Tuesday, Podwel said the fire department is required to be present when landing a medical helicopter and they had a ...

Salem council reviews rule changes for illicit storm water discharge

SALEM—City council reviewed proposed changes to the city’s ordinance regarding illicit storm water discharge in its meeting Tuesday.  A first reading was held on a proposed update which would add a new paragraph to section 1186.07 (a) which outlines exceptions to the prohibition against ...

Local man killed after crash into Ashtabula restaurant

ASHTABULA, Ohio (WJW) – A local man was killed after a crash into an Ashtabula restaurant, which is now indefinitely closed. Just before 4 a.m. Friday, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers responded to state Route 531 at state Route 11 in Ashtabula. According to investigators, a Chevrolet ...

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SAT/4-11 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bowling at Boardman Lanes, 6:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Charity Pancake and Sausage Breakfast, 7-11 a.m., Allen Lodge, 722 Meadow Lane; $8 Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. New Spring ...