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Columbiana Arts Theater to produce first independent musical

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana Arts Theater is producing its first ever musical independently. Also known as the CAT, the Columbiana Arts Theater located in the town square along Main Street has been gifted enough funding to produce the popular “1776” musical that is being locally directed by retired Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge Mark Frost. Frost and CAT Chief Theater Director Shawn Theis visited Columbiana Council on Aug. 18 to discuss the upcoming musical and also share updates about the CAT. They shared that as of Aug. 1 the CAT is totally under the control of ...

On the calendar

WED/9-2 Columbiana Educational session on understanding potable water testing results, 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Best Western Dutch Haus Inn, 150 East state Route 14; hosted by the Columbiana County Port Authority (CCPA) in partnership with the Columbiana County Health District (CCHD) County Area Singles, 6 p.m., East of Chicago Pizza in Lisbon East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. Eagles stuffed chicken breast drive thru, with baked potato, vegetable and roll, $11; 4-6 p.m.; 330-886-0397 Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 6-8 p.m., ...

No injuries in Third Street fire

SALEM — Multiple departments responded to a house fire on Third Street Friday. The Salem Fire Department was notified at 10:50 p.m. Friday that the porch of the residence at 1134 E. Third St. had caught fire. When firefighters arrived, all residents had already evacuated the home, but two cats were still inside the residence. A 1.75-inch hose line was advanced to the rear of the residence, and the rear porch was extinguished. A second handline was advanced inside of the residence through the front door, and fire within the dining room and kitchen were extinguished. The fire was ...

Community Briefs

Friends of the Banquet will sponsor Labor Day Banquet in Salem The Dine In or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem will be served from 5 p.m. until the food is gone Monday at the Salem Memorial Building, sponsored by Friends of the Banquet. The menu will include fried chicken, diced potatoes with onions and peppers, corn, coleslaw, fresh vegetables and fruit, pudding. Dine in will park in designated area behind the building and proceed to front door. Drive thru will line up in lot behind the building; one meal per individuals in the vehicle. No parking in the library lot. For information or to ...

ELCSD celebrates career technical staff members for 5-star report card

EAST LIVERPOOL —East Liverpool City Schools is celebrating an outstanding achievement in career-technical education after the East Liverpool City Career Technical Planning District (CTPD) earned an Overall 5-Star Award on Ohio’s 2025 Career Technical Planning District Report Card, the ...

Goodwill Center anticipates mid-fall-early winter opening in East Liverpool

EAST LIVERPOOL – The multipurpose Goodwill Center in East Liverpool is estimated to be open and operational by mid-November at the earliest and early January at the latest. The Goodwill Center, which will house a Goodwill retail store and place for donations on the first floor and 21 offices for social services and training organizations on the second, will be located at 115 W. Fifth St., which Goodwill will be leasing from owner Kimpres Real Estate LLC, whose president is Erik Liber, Lisbon. This will be the location of the main campus for Goodwill services in the area, but there ...