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Columbiana County Fair participating in state-wide food drive contest

ALLIANCE — This month, the Columbiana County Fair is joining a youth-led statewide effort to fight hunger and give back to local community food banks by participating in the Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer contest — presented by Farm Credit Mid-America and sponsored by Rural 1st. This friendly competition among Ohio county fairs encourages youth leaders to collaborate with their local community to collect food donations for local food banks throughout their county fair. Since launching in 2021, Ohio junior fair boards have used creative tactics and impressive fundraising ...

County park board to hold special meeting to discuss administrative assistant position

LISBON — The Columbiana County Park District Board will hold an emergency meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at board offices, Maple Street, Lisbon to hire a new administrative assistant. According to an email from board Vice Chairman Eileen Dray-Bardon, administrative assistant Mark Guy resigned on Friday. Guy was hired by the previous board in February and just last week was reclassified as permanent part-time, which made him eligible for paid time off.

On the calendar

TUE/7-21 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bocce at Boardman Park, 5:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Canfield That Quilt Group I Belong To (TQGIBT), 7 p.m., he Rotary Building at Fair Park on Oak Street; Christmas in July will begin at 4 p.m. as members create an assembly system to sew festive pillow cases to be donated to Children’s Hospital. At 6 p.m. set-up will begin for the Quilt Challenge – Things With Wings. Members are also reminded to bring their Charity Quilts this month. For information, call Jeanne 330-507-4672. Columbiana Area 17 Workforce Development Board (WDB), ...

SR 558 closure will be during daytime hours only

State Route 558 will close from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 27 through 31 between Signal and Kirk roads for a culvert replacement. The detour is state Route 164 south to state Route 517 east, state Route 517 east back to state Route 558, and reverse.

River Museum hosts John Hancock program

There were approximately 35 people in attendance at the River Museum in Wellsville on Sunday, where William Johnson portrayed John Hancock. Hancock was famed for his signature and, it should be noted, that he was the first delegate in the Second Continental Congress to commit treason against ...

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MON/7-20 Beloit West Branch school board, 6 p.m., high school media room Boardman DARE Singles Group, meet at DQ on Market Street, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 East Liverpool East Liverpool High School Classes of 1949-50, noon, Chef Ray’s on St. Clair Avenue Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room City council, 6 p.m., council chambers; Safety and Rules Committee, 6:30 p.m. East Palestine Toddler Play Group, 11 a.m., East Palestine Library Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., salisbury steak with mashed potatoes and roll, $9; ...