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SCPD to host Calcutta Cars and Coffee Car Show

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP — The St. Clair Township Police Department will be hosting the Calcutta Cars and Coffee Car Show to benefit Tim Hortons Camp Day. The car show, which will also features a Chinese Auction held inside the restaurant, will take place at Tim Horton’s, 15580 state Route 170, Calcutta, from 4 to 6 p.m. July 14. Entry to the car show is by donation. All money raised from the event goes to support Tim Hortons Camp Day The first 25 entries will receive dash plaques. The event is sponsored by the St. Clair Township Police Department, Tim Hortons, Advance ...

East Liverpool council president passes away

EAST LIVERPOOL — John Torma, East Liverpool City Council President, passed away on July 8 at the age of 72. Torma has served the East Liverpool community council president for more than 30 years. Council member John Mercer, who will serve as president pro-tem over the city council until a replacement is selected, plans to honor Torma’s memory with a moment of silence at the Aug. 3 council meeting. According to Kim Fusco, Columbiana County Board of Elections director, said per Ohio Revised Code since Torma ran as an Independent and did not have a committee selected to pick ...

County commissioners approve 2027 budget nearly $1.5M higher than this year

LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners approved a general fund tax budget for next year that’s nearly $1.5 million higher than the general fund appropriations for this year. But they’ll still need to cut budget requests by $390,947 to hit the mark the auditor says they can spend next year in the general fund. “The requests are always much more than we’re given,” Commissioner Mike Halleck said. The projected income totals $28,376,130 while the funding requests from the various offices dependent on the general fund total $28,767,077, for a difference of $390,947. ...

East Liverpool Rotary Club holds installation dinner

The East Liverpool Rotary Club recently held its annual installation dinner. Cathy Grafton was inducted as the club’s president for year 2026/2027 with the focus of her term being “Create Lasting Impact.” The club also installed new board members.

Salem marks 250th anniversary of Declaration of Independence

Benjamin Franklin, portrayed by Bruce Williams, offered a special public reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Salem Public Library Wednesday, marking the 250th anniversary of its first public readings on July 8, 1776. As he reached the Declaration’s conclusion church bells were ...