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SAT/10-17 Alliance Wildlife Center Joint Activity with Raptor Hallow at Raptor Hallow 2295 W. State St., Alliance, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bowling at Boardman Lanes, 6:30 p.m.; 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; $2 off dress slacks. Damascus Community breakfast, 7-10:30 a.m., Damascus Methodist Church, 300 Valley Road; by donation East Liverpool Tri-State Coon Hunters and Sportsmen Club Turkey Shoot, 10 a.m., 2601 Irish Ridge Road; for information call or text 330-386-8832 East Liverpool High ...

Mahoning Valley SAR marks 10 years of service and education

CANFIELD – The Mahoning Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) celebrated its 10th anniversary during its Oct. 3 meeting at the Canfield Public Library. The chapter traces its roots to 2015, when fewer than 10 local residents met at the library to re-establish an SAR ...

ELHSAA donates $3K to support advanced tech and student innovation

EAST LIVERPOOL — On Monday, Oct. 12, Jeff Kreffer and members of the East Liverpool High School Alumni Association visited East Liverpool High School to tour classroom facilities and present a $3,000 donation toward the purchase of an advanced 3D printer. The donation will help expand ...

Man accused of recording under women's skirts facing additional charges

LISBON — A Washingtonville man accused of strategically placing his cell phone on a shelf to video record under women’s skirts while working at Family Dollar in Leetonia is facing new charges after police identified a new victim. Shane Alston Beckert, 22, Stocking Street, appeared for arraignment Friday on new charges of voyeurism and possession of criminal tools, both first-degree misdemeanors, with a pretrial set for Oct. 28. According to an affidavit by Leetonia Police Detective Gavin Rambo, a previously unidentified victim from Sept. 30 was identified Wednesday as a ...

Salem PD makes two felony arrests

SALEM—Two men are facing felony charges after being arrested in Salem Thursday. — John Seddon IV, 41, Salem, was taken into custody charged with third-degree felony intimidation, first-degree misdemeanor aggravated menacing and fourth-degree misdemeanor menacing and transported to the Columbiana County Jail at 8:32 p.m. Thursday for allegedly threatening to kill a man and damage his vehicle. According to a police report, officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of East Third Street at 7:52 p.m. for what was initially reported to be a domestic in progress where the caller ...

U.S. Route 30 reopened after semi accident

LISBON — The Ohio Department of Transportation reopened U.S. Route 30 coming out of Lisbon Friday afternoon after a closure of nearly eight hours when a semi overturned and lost its load of scrap metal early in the morning. A supervisor with the Lisbon post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol ...