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Choose To Lose Group Choose To Lose Group met at Boyce Church on Aug. 18 with leader Penny Perorazio presiding. The meeting opened up with the pledge of allegiance followed by the CTLG roll call. Pam Fouse gave the secretary’s report and Cassie Stephens gave the treasurer’s report. Jean Ferrebee was the CTLG biggest loser. Assistant weight recorder Tammy Heddelston was the runner up. Heddelston had ten pounds off. Dottie Seevers has three weeks weight loss. The no no’s are bread and chocolate. Pat Heacock won the food journals, dimes were held over, and Seevers won ...

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THU/8-20 Boardman Area 17 WDB Executive Committee, noon, OhioMeansJobs - Mahoning County, 127 Boardman-Canfield Road DARE Singles Group, Music at Boardman Park, 6:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Calcutta NARVRE (National Association of Retired and Veteran Railroad Employees) monthly meeting, 11 a.m., JP’s Pizzeria, 15946 state Route 170; info, Rocco at 330-853-3045. Chester Family Care Ministries Annual Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., 2860 Pyramus Road Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Thrift Shop, 1-5 p.m.; liquidation sale; by donation County Area Singles, 6 p.m., ...

State Route 39 upcoming daytime closures west of Wellsville

From Aug. 28 through Sept. 9, state Route 39 will close west of Wellsville between West Street and Old Irondale Road for culvert replacement work. Closure hours will be 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding Labor Day). The detour will be state Route 7 north to state Route 45 north, state Route 45 north to state Route 518 west, state Route 518 west to state Route 164 south, state Route 164 south back to state Route 39, and reverse. Estimated completion date is Sept. 9.

Friends of the Library to host Sojourner Truth portrayed by Eddie Murphy

EAST LIVERPOOL— The East Liverpool Carnegie Library with The Friends of the Carnegie Library will be presenting Sojourner Truth: A woman of passion, purpose and presence, portrayed by Eddie Murphy of Wellsville on Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. Murphy will be bringing to life Sojourner Truth during ...

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WED/8-19 Beloit Village council, 6:30 p.m., village hall; special meeting to interview fire/EMS officers and may hire for the positions, as well as address any other business that comes before it Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Woodworth Park, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Canfield South Range school board, 6 p.m., K-12 Building; Records Commission, 5:15 p.m., board office Chester Family Care Ministries Annual Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., 2860 Pyramus Road County Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 4 p.m., administration offices East ...

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Section of Stookesberry Road closed for flooding issue LISBON — A section of Stookesberry Road is closed for now where there’s a dip and the road is flooded over off of state Route 45 outside Lisbon. Columbiana County Engineer Bert Dawson announced the closure, which happened Sunday after heavy rains, saying the creek coming down near a culvert has flooded over the road, adding “there’s nothing we can do. It’s all backing up from downstream. Dawson said motorists can go on state Route 45 and backtrack at the other end of Stookesberry to gain access. He also said the ...