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SAT/6-27 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 40 percent off dresses and skirts. Market on Main weekend. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center open 1-5 p.m.; Jamey Emmert – Ohio River Birding Trail Program, 1-2 p.m. Lisbon DAHS Class of 1963, 10 a.m., Pondi’s Stage Left Players present Little Shop of Horrors, 7 p.m., historic Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way; $17 adults, $15 students and seniors; tickets at ...

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Highway Patrol — Jasmine E. Foley, 18, West Pine Street, Lisbon, was cited for a right of way violation and transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown by Leetonia EMS for suspected minor injuries after making a left turn onto state Route 558 from a private drive and being struck by a westbound vehicle on state Route 558 driven by Holli L. Unkefer, 32, Sleepy Hollow Drive, Leetonia at 1:33 p.m. June 19 in Salem Township. Unkefer also suffered suspected minor injuries and was taken to St. Elizabeth by Columbiana EMS. Two passengers in the Foley vehicle also suffered suspected ...

East Palestine turning back time for Fourth of July activities

EAST PALESTINE — On July Fourth don’t be alarmed if you see a bevy of beds traveling through Village Park. For the first time in decades, the decorated bed race is being brought back as part of the Fourth of July festivities. Teams who register are tasked with decorating their beds and racing them through the park. Known as one of East Palestine’s wildest traditions, bed races were last held in the village between the 1970s and 1980s. The bed race was originally started locally in the early 1970s by the late Dick Herriot, according to information provided online by the ...

SRMC urges men to take charge of their health

SALEM — This June, Salem Regional Medical Center (SRMC) is using National Men’s Health Month to urge area men to take charge of their physical and mental health. “Men are at greater risk for a number of serious diseases, such as heart disease and certain cancers,” said James E. ...