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THU/7-23 Beloit 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 (55 numbers or less for $1,500) 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, Music at Boardman Park, 6:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Calcutta Calcutta Young at Heart luncheon, 12:30 p.m., Long’s Run Trinity Presbyterian Church, 15851 Long’s Run Church Road; program by Janet Peterson about the ...

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County budget commission to meet Friday The Columbiana County Budget Commission will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. Friday in the auditor’s conference room on the main floor of the courthouse to approve and sign amended certificates. Wellsville Village Wide Yard Sale set for Aug. 1 The Wellsville Village Wide Yard Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1 (rain date Aug. 8). Permits are $3 per address and available at village hall Monday through Friday or by contacting Kari Daniels at 330-303-6394. Proceeds from the permits benefit Eyes on Wellsville. Lisbon’s Community ...

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WED/7-22 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Woodworth Park, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Das Dutch Village Inn East Liverpool Friends of the Carnegie Public Library book sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Carnegie Library’s Community Room East Palestine Health Coaches for Hypertension Control, 11 a.m., East Palestine Library Leetonia School board, 6 p.m., Room 204 Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 6-8 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7250 Lisbon Road; information at 330-271-1661. Salem Park Board ...

Beaver Local Elementary flower fundraiser top sellers

Beaver Local Elementary held its annual Foertmeyer Flower Fundraiser and awarded the top seller in each grade level with a Bruster’s gift card. Top sellers by grade level include, from left, elementary principal Brianne Hall, preschool: Everly Thompson and Jhett Watkins, kindergarten: Devon ...

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.