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East Liverpool High School 2026 Commencement

Members of the East Liverpool High School Class of 2026 celebrate the conclusion of their high school journey by tossing their graduation caps following commencement ceremony in the Potter Fieldhouse May 24. (Photo by Jimmy Joe Savage)

Registration for East Liverpool library summer reading program begins today

EAST LIVERPOOL – Registration for the East Liverpool Carnegie Public Library’s Summer Reading Club begins today. The Summer Reading Club, which runs through July 31, is open to all people who use the library in East Liverpool, with most club members typically being early childhood and school aged children. The Summer Reading Program will feature family programs which will be hosted every Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at the Salvation Army. Programs typically last one hour with guest librarians or special events and door prizes each week. There is also a coupon game (library trivia) in ...

Riverview Cemetery Association holds its annual meeting

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Riverview Cemetery Association Tuesday, held its 143rd annual meeting of the members and directors. The meeting took place at 6 p.m. in Riverview’s Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Chapel. Reece M. Kelly, outgoing president, conducted the meeting assisted by ...

On the calendar

MON/6-1 Beloit Board of Public Affairs, 10 a.m., village hall East Liverpool Public Utilities Committee, 5:30 p.m., city hall; consider abolishing the Board of Public Utilities. Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., braut with kraut sandwich and side, $8; 330-886-0397 School board, 6 p.m., elementary media center Elkton Township Elkrun Township trustees, 5 p.m., administration building Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 10 a.m.-noon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7250 Lisbon Road; ...

Community Briefs

Final screening of Brier Hill planned at The CAT The Columbiana Arts Theater (The CAT) will host the final screening of the acclaimed regional film Brier Hill at 6 p.m. Saturday. This special finale event will feature a guest speaker following the screening along with a special announcement. Based on the novel by Jimmy Taaffe, Brier Hill tells the story of Benny and Taffy, two lifelong residents of Youngstown’s historic Brier Hill neighborhood. Set during a turbulent era marked by organized crime and corruption, the film follows the couple as they navigate desperation, vengeance, and ...

America at 250: Chaos in the run-up to Civil War 

Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United ...