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FRI/7-10 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins, 5 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebrating Our 6th Year Serving The Community; 40 percent off the entire store. Drawings for gift cards. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool Monthly auction, 5 p.m., East Liverpool Masonic Temple, 422 Broadway St. VFW Post 66 Bingo, 6:30 p.m.; 25 cents a card, five cards for a $1, 50 cents coverall; pizza and fresh popcorn available ...

Lisbon Landmark Foundation to host boxed lunch fundraiser

LISBON – The Lisbon Landmark Foundation will hold a “Yankee Doodle Boxed Lunch” fundraiser July 18 to raise money to restore historic buildings in the village’s downtown. The lunch features a classic Dagwood Sandwich (roast beef, turkey, ham, cheddar and Swiss cheeses and all the ...

Salem council approves new contract with police union

SALEM — City council approved a new collective bargaining agreement for the Salem Police Department in its meeting Tuesday. Following an approximately 30-minute executive session council unanimously voted to approve a resolution authorizing Mayor Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey and City Service Safety Director Joe Cappuzzello to execute a new collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council with the emergency clause. Cappuzzello said the new agreement has a term of three years and will see union employees receive a 3.5% pay increase retroactive to July ...

Kiducation welcomes Garfield Elementary principal

Kiducation recently welcomed Wellsville Garfield Elementary Principal Shelbie Householder as a special guest speaker. The children learned about the role of a school principal and what her day-to-day job looks like. Householder shared how being a principal is about much more than running a ...

Wellsville to conduct smoke testing on sanitary sewer system

WELLSVILLE — The Village of Wellsville will be conducting smoke testing on the village’s sanitary sewer system from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 14. According to council member Cindy Mick, Property/Sewage Committee chairperson, the testing will involve the opening and entering of every other manhole in streets and public utility easements to locate breaks and defects in the sewer system and the locations where storm and other surface water enters the sewer system. A special, non-toxic smoke manufactured for this purpose which leaves no residuals or stains and does not affect plants ...

Salem Concert Series to feature Swingtime Big Band

Bringing the big band sounds of Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey and other favorites, the Swingtime Big Band will perform Sunday at 6 p.m. at Waterworth Memorial Park in Salem. Admission is free. Jim’s Roadhouse Burgers and Beef is returning with sandwiches and sides, while Totally 80’s Ice Ice ...