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COMMUNITY BRIEFS

Local News June 25, 2026

CPR CLASSES SCHEDULED FOR JULY NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — The Hancock County Health Dept. will offer Basic Life Support and Heartsaver classes in July. The BLS class which includes CPR and AED training geared toward healthcare worked is slated from 9 a.m. to noon on July 7. A written exam is mandatory. Cost is $25. The Heartsaver class which includes first aid, CPR and AED training will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on July 28. Cost is $50. Written exam is optional. A student handbook will be available for $5. Call (304) 564-3343 to be added to the schedule. SOUTHERN LOCAL BOE ...

Salem library documents USA's past

Local News June 25, 2026

SALEM—The Salem Public Library and the Salem Community Theater will team up Friday to offer an immersive historical presentation in celebration of America’s semiquincentennial. The Library and the Community Theatre will come together to present “an evening dedicated to heroes of American Democracy” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at the library according to a press release. The event will feature a full cast of figures from American history “who made significant contributions to the ‘American Experiment’” portrayed by library staff, patrons, members of the Salem Community ...

On the calendar

Local News June 25, 2026

THU/6-25 Beloit West Branch school board, 4 p.m., high school media room; special meeting to approve insurance and program with Ohio Higher Education 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 (51 numbers or less for $1,500) called at 6:45 p.m. This week will feature computers discounted to $25. Kitchen open, instant tickets and computers available. Info at 330-509-1209. Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Boardman Park, 6:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Calcutta Young ...

Salem Chamber recognizes Home Instead

Local News June 25, 2026

The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce held its Business After Hours and celebrated the one-year anniversary of Home Instead in Salem at Courtyard Square Wednesday. The event featured healthcare and senior resources from several local providers including: Brown Funeral Home, Expand Health at Home, ...

Liverpool signs find a way to support business

Local News June 25, 2026

EAST LIVERPOOL-As part of the revitalization process for the historic downtown area in East Liverpool, two wayfinding signs have just been installed in the downtown area to help direct people walking through downtown to businesses located in the area. The wayfinding signs, which have ...

THE COURTS

Court News June 25, 2026

MUNICIPAL LISBON — A Columbiana County jail inmate who allegedly escaped from East Liverpool City Hospital and a man who allegedly lied to deputies about the ride he gave him both had their cases bound over to the county grand jury. Joseph R. Adams, 48, Holliday Street, East Liverpool, waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday in county Municipal Court for escape, a second-degree felony, and vandalism, a fifth-degree felony. Adams was an inmate at the jail and was taken to the hospital while being monitored with a GPS ankle monitor, then fled on June 13, with sheriff’s deputies ...