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Local celebrated cellist to play at Firestone Senior Courts dedication

COLUMBIANA – Ed Madej, member of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra and a national performer, will provide music at the dedication of the newly added Senior Courts at Harvey S. Firestone Park on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. at the site of the new Shuffleboard, Bocce and Corn Hole Courts ...

Salem Elks grant presentation

Kim Chapman, PER, CSG Chairman, presented Chief Brandon Smith of the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department with a $1,000 check to purchase a new AED. This will allow all vehicles to be equipped with a unit, allowing first responders to administer life saving actions as soon as possible. The ...

Kiwanis Student of the Month announced

SALINEVILLE – Alyssa Rodgers, a senior at Southern Local High School, has been named the Salineville Kiwanis Club’s Student of the Month for September. Ranked fourth in her class with a grade point average of 4.286, Rodgers will receive the Green Hand and Chapter degrees from the ...

East Palestine suit targets settlement attorneys, doctor

LISBON — A new lawsuit filed Wednesday morning seeks damages from the attorneys who represented residents in the $600 million class action settlement and a doctor who told them there would be no long-term health impacts from the 2023 train derailment. “This is an action by residents of East Palestine and the surrounding communities against the lawyers who were appointed to protect them and against the physician whose assurances persuaded them to sign away the right to be compensated for diseases they have not yet developed,” the 51-page document said. The complaint was filed in ...

Shepherd of the Valley shows off new campus

SALEM — Shepherd of the Valley is inviting the Salem community for its first look at its new Salem campus during an open house Friday. The open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at 600 Legacy Lane, offering attendees tours of one of its independent living villas, which ...

West Branch to host levy town halls

BELOIT — The West Branch Local School District will be hosting a series of informational town hall meetings on a proposed permanent improvement levy ahead of the upcoming General Election. According to a press release, West Branch will host five town hall meetings beginning at the conclusion of September and continuing throughout the month of October to present residents with information about a proposed five-year, 1-mill permanent improvement levy that the board of education voted to place on the ballot in November. The meetings are scheduled to be held at 6 p.m. on Sept. 30 in the ...