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July events at the Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center

EAST LIVERPOOL – Volunteers at the Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center have announced their schedule of activities for July. All events are free of charge but donations are welcomed. The wildlife center is open each Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Visit www.beavercreekwildlife.org for information. – Sunday, July 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. – Wood Carving Demonstration. Spend some time under the pavilion at the Wildlife Education Center this afternoon and watch Chip Hudson as he demonstrates how to carve wooden items from various types of wood. Examine samples of his work, ask ...

Super Cruise closes out yearly event with record breaking attendance

SALEM (WKBN) — Salem’s annual Super Cruise wrapped up Sunday. The festivities ran from June 11-14, drawing in over 50,000 people to Salem, breaking last year’s record. The 4-day event included both new and classic cars, live music and vendors. 2026 Super Cruise Director Brian May says the event raised a record amount of money for Salem’s Third Street Food Bank, while also helping local businesses. “I am extremely happy. The community supported us 100%, a lot of the businesses that were worried about business not being there for them did extremely well. I think all in ...

2 tornadoes confirmed in Columbiana County

(WKBN) — The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh toured damage in two areas on Monday following severe weather that rolled through the Valley on Sunday afternoon. Survey results concluded that three tornadoes touched down. Two of those tornadoes occurred in Columbiana County. One of these was in Salem, and the other formed later along the path closer to the Ohio/Pennsylvania border. Another tornado was confirmed in Jefferson County in west-central Pennsylvania, north of Punxsutawney. The Salem tornado in Columbiana County will be rated as an EF-1, meaning wind speeds were ...

Leetonia celebrates addition of restrooms at splash pad

Leetonia celebrated the grand opening of the new restrooms at the Wurster Memorial Splash Pad with an evening of family fun Friday. The event featured a large bounce house, hot dogs and sweets including cookies and sno cones, all at no cost to families. The event also featured a basket raffle ...

Lisbon teens ask council to consider skate park

LISBON — Some Lisbon teens want a skate park in Lisbon and recently asked village council to consider the idea. Brody McCreight and his father Jeremy both addressed council and were accompanied by six other skateboarders during the meeting, with Brody saying it could be small with just a couple of ramps and other features. He also said this could bring a lot of business into town, explaining the closest skate park is in Alliance. Alliance is at least 24 miles from Lisbon. Councilman Jerry Cox asked about the cost and proposed location. Brody gave an expected cost of $50,000 and ...

East Liverpool receives $2.2 million in loans for water and wastewater

EAST LIVERPOOL – The City of East Liverpool has been approved for two loans with a combined total of more than $2.2 million from the Ohio Development Authority which will go toward reviews and engineer plans to improve the city’s drinking and wastewater infrastructures. The first loan for $772,000 is for five years at 4.5% apr that will be used for the preliminary engineering report for the evaluation of alternatives to address the issues in the aging water system. City council passed legislation at its June 1 meeting for a task order with Strand Associates Inc. to provide for ...