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Rodman Public Library announces June activities

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ALLIANCE – Rodman Public Library will host the following activities in June: RPL Plans Movie Matinee Rodman Public Library will screen a blockbuster based on a popular video game franchise on the big screen inside the Main Auditorium at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 20. (Due to licensing agreements, Rodman Library is not allowed to reveal the title of the movie in mainstream media.) In the animated adventure film, which is rated PG and runs 1 hour and 39 minutes, a Brooklyn plumber is transported to a colorful world filled with mushroom people. He teams up with new friends on a ...

Taylor Abbott to present lecture on The Sinking of the Scioto

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In conjunction with the America250 Celebration in downtown East Liverpool, the Upper Ohio Valley Museum and Learning Center at the Lou Holtz Hall of Fame is inviting the public to attend a historical lecture by Taylor Abbott on Saturday, July 11, at 11 a.m.. The presentation will explore the Sinking of the Scioto, a Fourth of July river disaster that left over 50 people from East Liverpool dead. Abbott, the co-founder and president of the Ohio Valley River Museum will share his research into this tragic incident and provide other historical insights into river transportation. The ...

Lisbon swimming pool improvement project gets state funding

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LISBON — A $150,000 request to fund Lisbon swimming pool improvements is among the Columbiana County projects receiving funding from Ohio’s Capital Budget, state Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, announced Thursday. “This is really good news for Lisbon. The pool is used by so many people, not only from Lisbon but by surrounding communities,” Lisbon Mayor Peter Wilson said when contacted. The popular Sadie Van Fossan Pool at Cedar Park didn’t open this year due to repairs needed, including replacement of the filtration system and pump and repairs needed for leaks. It’s a topic ...

MOAA-Mahoning and Shenango hosts Patriot Hospice

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The Military Officers Association of America-Mahoning and Shenango Valleys Chapter Vice President Joseph Mersol, right, thanks Patriot at Home Volunteer Coordinator Mary Seybert, center, and Patriot Hospice volunteer Justin Culp for their presentation on home health and hospice care at the ...

Murder mystery movie with local ties to premiere in theatre

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EAST LIVERPOOL (WKBN) — A murder mystery movie that had scenes filmed in East Liverpool is set to premiere in a Cleveland movie theatre this weekend. The movie, “Kingsbury Run,” covers the real-life efforts of famous investigator Eliot Ness and the Cleveland Police Department as they ...

East Liverpool council dissolves Board of Public Utilities

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EAST LIVERPOOL — City council has dissolved the East Liverpool Board of Public Utilities. Following multiple discussions over the course of several committee meetings, council as a whole Monday voted unanimously to pass legislation dissolving the board. Council members voted all in favor of repealing the 2023 ordinance to establish the Board of Public Utilities (BPU), which required the board to be established with three members appointed by the mayor and then voted on the legislation to dissolve the board. The ordinance dissolving the BPU assigns the duties relating to the ...