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Calcutta FD assists with flood rescues in central Ohio

Lt. Randy Schneider and firefighter Alex Fantone of the Calcutta Fire Swift Water Rescue team responded at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to assist the Crooksville Fire Department in Perry County east of Columbus with a swift water boat night operation and search and rescue. The team stayed for night ...

CVFD to host second annual Italian Festival

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP — The Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) is hosting its second annual Calcutta Fire’s Italian Festival at Dunham’s Plaza, 15765 state Route170, Calcutta, from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday. The event, which will feature many of the activities it had last year such all-day music, entertainment, Italian food, a beer trailer, king and queen pageant, car show, bar crawl, party bus and after party, is held as a community event to provide the community with a day of Italian food and food and also serves to raise funds for the CVFD to purchase equipment and hosting ...

American Legion Post 290 Columbiana Newly Elected Officers

American Legion Post 290 Columbiana recently elected offcers for 2026-2027. From left, Glenn Crosby, trustee; Walter Grossen, trustee; Rick May, chaplain; Howard Stouffer, District 10 commander & post 1st vice commander; Mike Curl, commander; Ken Allcorn, adjutant & sergeant-at-arms; Chris ...

East Liverpool FD gets council approval to require Knox Boxes

EAST LIVERPOOL – City council recently granted permission to the fire department to install a rapid entry system to businesses and nuisance properties. At its Aug. 3 meeting, council unanimously granted permission to Fire Chief Antony Cumo to require certain businesses and nuisance property buildings to install Knox Box Rapid Entry Systems. The Knox Box Rapid Entry System as described in the ordinance is a “nationally recognized program that allows fire departments to gain rapid, non-destructive access to secured buildings through a secure keyed lockbox.” It also notes that the ...

Holborn Herb Growers Guild to host tea party Sept. 20

BOARDMAN – The Holborn Herb Growers Guild will host its 2026 Annual Tea Party from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Lariccia Family Community Center in Boardman Park, 375 Boardman-Poland Road. Adults and children are encouraged to attend this year’s planned festivities which will ...

Eagle Scout project to provide two new homes for owls in Salem

SALEM — Owls will have two new homes in Salem’s parks as the result of an Eagle Scout project. Aaron Rea, a 15-year-old Eagle Scout candidate from Boy Scout Troop 2006, has been working on a project which will offer homes for four different types of owls in Columbiana County for the ...