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THU/1-23 Beloit West Branch Athletic Boosters bingo, booster hall, 26701 U.S. Route 62. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., early tickets called at 6 p.m., and Jumpin’ Jack (52 numbers for $1,500) called at 6:45 p.m., followed by regular bingo. Kitchen open, instant tickets and computers available. ...

Cutrona appointed to correctional inspection committee

State Sen. Al Cutrona will serve on the state Legislature’s Correctional Institution Inspection Committee. Cutrona, R-Canfield, was appointed to the committee by Senate President Rob McColley, R-Napoleon. “I look forward to serving on this important committee and touring our ...

New Waterford council approves employee raises

NEW WATERFORD — Village Council passed a resolution last week allowing raises for salary and hourly employees. Mayor Shane Patrone said after the meeting that the 2-3 percent increases affect the village administrator, the one street department employee, the one water department employee, ...

West Branch approves Ohio Education Policy Institute membership

BELOIT — The West Branch Board of Education approved membership in the Ohio Education Policy Institute for 2025 at its meeting Tuesday. The board voted unanimously to approve membership at a cost of $1,000 for calendar year 2025. Treasurer Adam Fisher explained that membership in the ...

Child killed, officer critically injured in St. Clair Township shooting

ST. CLAIR TWP. -- A child is dead and a St. Clair Township police officer is in critical condition following a shooting in the Calcutta area Wednesday afternoon. Police Chief Brian McKenzie said officers responded to a reported suicidal man around 2 p.m. The man, identified as 30-year-old ...

History made with hiring of EL’s first female police officer

EAST LIVERPOOL — Flisha Kelsey made history Tuesday morning when she was sworn in by Mayor Bobby Smith as the East Liverpool Police Department’s first female officer. Many of the department’s officers and Kelsey’s family, her parents Marty and Kim Conger and her two children Madison, ...

Drugs found, one arrested following DTF search

COLUMBIANA — A Beaver County, Pa., man was arrested Tuesday afternoon, after the execution of a search warrant at a downtown residence. Seraphim A. Laws was taken into custody after law enforcement discovered a large amount of methamphetamine along with LSD and Suboxone in a home at 220 ...

Police find male frozen in condemned home with no heat

EAST LIVERPOOL — After receiving a call reporting a frozen deceased male, East Liverpool Police Detective Jon Price responded to the residence at 725 Lincoln Ave. on Jan. 21 at approximately 2:40 p.m., where he met with someone who told him he came to the residence to check on his friend ...

Leetonia mayor focused on continuing improvements

LEETONIA — Overall, village mayor Kevin Siembida is happy with the progress Leetonia made in 2024. “We really had a successful year,” he recently explained. “With a $400,000 carryover balance, we have a healthy start for 2025.” Retention had been a major issue for village police, ...

Students receive sweatshirts through anonymous donation

COLUMBIANA — Every student at Crestview Elementary school has a matching hooded sweatshirt, thanks to a recent anonymous donation. The district announced on its Facebook page that students were presented with School Spirit themed sweatshirts to “keep our students warm and full of CR ...