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January 8, 2026

THU/1-8 Beloit West Branch school board organizational meeting, 4:30 p.m., high school media room 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 (52 numbers for $1,500) will be called at 6:45 p.m., followed by regular bingo. Kitchen open, instant tickets and computers available. Info at 330-509-1209. Boardman DARE Singles Group, New Member meeting, 7-9 p.m., Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St.; information at 330-729-0127 Chester Former employees of Crucible and ...

Area Briefing

January 7, 2026

Tops 1341 Tops 1341 met at the Glenmoor Presbyterian Church on Monday, Jan. 5, with Mary Gailey, facilitator, presiding. Dena White was best loser and Cassie Ensinger was runner up. They chose cookies and pie as the junk foods for the upcoming week. The drawing winners were: 50/50, Ensinger; food chart, Dorothy Garn; weight loss, Cindy Hays; and junk food, Cheryl Myers. Ensinger returned from vacation without a gain and was three times in the best losers book. Ensinger now holds the travel box. The monthly best loser was Darlene Naukem, Myers was the runner up. Exercise ...

Free technical assistance for agroforestry and aquatic habitat in Appalachian Ohio

January 7, 2026

THE PLAINS, Ohio – Rural Action is providing free site visits and technical assistance to landowners in 44 Ohio counties, including Columbiana, Mahoning and Jefferson, for advice on agroforestry and wildlife habitat practices such as reforestation, forest farming, silvopasture, wildlife habitat and water quality protection through Rural Action’s Sustainable Forestry and Watersheds programs. The Sustainable Forestry team is working with the US Forest Service on a Forest Landowner Support project to provide technical assistance on forest farming, silvopasture, invasive species ...

The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is accepting scholarship applications

January 7, 2026

NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), in partnership with its donors and affiliate foundations, is accepting applications for more than 50 scholarship funds supporting the educational and career goals of students in the 32-county region. 2026 scholarship applications are available through Sunday, Feb. 15. One new scholarship has been added to FAO’s general application cycle this year. The Area Agency on Aging Region 9 Scholarship supports students residing in the agency’s service area (Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, ...

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January 7, 2026

WED/1-7 Canfield South Range Schools BOE, organizational followed by regular board meeting, 6 p.m., K-12 building, 11300 Columbiana-Canfield Road County LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committee) meeting, 2 p.m., Columbiana County EMA, 215 S. Market St., Lisbon East Liverpool American Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., First Free Methodist Church StoreHouse Food Pantry & Kitchen, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Yeshua Assembly of God, 49345 Calcutta Smith Ferry Road; no ID or income requirement East Palestine Eagles stuffed chicken breast drive thru, 4-6 p.m., with baked potato, ...

Maintaining healthy skin as you age

January 3, 2026

Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published Nov. 14, 2020. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the local Visiting Angels office in Salem have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for ...