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Lou Holtz Life Improvement Scholarship applications Applications are still being accepted for the Lou Holtz Life Improvement Scholarship. This is a tuition award of up to $3,750 payable directly to a one- to two-year trade school and is open to students who attend schools in the Upper Ohio Valley. Applications are available from school guidance counselors or by contacting the Upper Ohio Valley Museum and Learning Center at the Lou Holtz Hall of Fame at 330-386-5443. The deadline for applying is April 6. Pasta and meatball dinner The Sacred Heart Ladies Guild will be having a pasta ...

Southern Local High School National Honor Society final blood drive of the year on March 24

SALINEVILLE – The Southern Local High School National Honor Society is planning its final blood drive of the year on March 24 and organizers are seeking donors to make a difference. Adviser Bob Shansky said the student organization is partnering with the American Red Cross and activities will get underway from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the high school gym. The school is located at 38095 state Route 39 in Salineville and registered donors as well as community walk-ins are welcome. NHS members will give their time operating stations from registration to the canteen while Red Cross medical ...

Southern Local spring open house set for March 31

SALINEVILLE – The Southern Local School District is changing up festivities, for now, with a spring open house set for March 31. The event runs from 4 to 6 p.m. and will be held in lieu of the annual District Showcase, which has been a successful attraction each year. Southern Local Elementary Principal Emily Smith, who is organizing the open house, said this year’s fete will be more school-centric. “Instead of the district showcase, we are going back to the old ways of showcasing the students’ work,” she explained. “The Touchdown Club will still hold its spaghetti dinner ...

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Spaghetti dinner rescheduled The spaghetti dinner scheduled for March 19, sponsored by the East Liverpool Masonic Temple Company, 422 Broadway St, is rescheduled for Thursday, March 26 from 4-7 p.m. Cost for adults is $15; children 12 and under $7.50. Meatball subs will also be available for $7.50 each. Dine-in or carry out available. Liverpool Township special meeting The Liverpool Township Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on March 23 at 12:30 p.m. at the township administration building, 2485 Boring Lane, East Liverpool, for the purpose of discussing and voting ...

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WED/3-18 Canfield South Range school board, 6 p.m., K-12 Building That Quilt Group I Belong To (TQGIBT), 7 p.m., Rotary Building at Fair Park on Oak Street; program will feature a trunk show of handworked items completed by longtime member Ginger Mangie; information, Jeanne at 330-507-4672. County Columbiana County commissioners meeting, 9 a.m., downtown courthouse, Lisbon. Columbiana County commissioners records commission, 10 a.m., downtown courthouse, Lisbon. Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities, regular meeting, 4 p.m., Administration Offices, 7675 State ...

SHAMROCK THE PLAZA

The Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department held its 2nd Annual Shamrock The Plaza St. Patrick’s Day Festival Saturday. With a crowd in the thousands, the event had a beer trailer with Irish beer from local brewery bridfish, and bands and DJ’s all day including Steel Valley Bagpipes and Drums. ...