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THU/6-11 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 (49 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 Canceled: Young at Heart luncheon for seniors at Long’s Run Trinity Presbyterian Church, due to road construction; next luncheon will be on Thursday, June 25 at ...

Choose To Lose Group meets

Choose To Lose Group met at Boyce Church June 9 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. Both were approved as read. Tassy Everett was the CTLG biggest loser. Fouse was the runner up. Dottie Seevers had three weeks weight loss slips. Perorazio won the Food Journals, Dimes were held over, and JoAnn Beresford won the Share The Blessing. The no no’s are pizza and white flour. Winners of the No Fibbing ...

Robin Yocum entertains crowd at On the Same Page luncheon

EAST LIVERPOOL – More than 100 guests gathered at the Masonic Lodge June 6 for an afternoon of stories, insight and laughter with author and former crime reporter Robin Yocum of Columbus. Yocum, whose novel The Last Hitman was selected as the inaugural One Community Read for the On the ...

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WED/6-10 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Woodworth Park, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Columbiana High School Class of 1961, 11:30 a.m., American Legion Post 290 County Columbiana County Veterans Service Commission, 2 p.m., VSC office East Palestine East Palestine Library, Drop-In Book Club, 6:30 p.m. Hanoverton United Local school board, 5:30 p.m., media center 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. Vacation Bible School for ages 4 to 12, 6-8:30 ...

Lisbon cyclist to pilot blind athlete across 863 miles in race across the west

LISBON – Local ultra-endurance cyclist and race director Joe Lawhorn is preparing for one of the most meaningful challenges of his decorated cycling career as he teams up with pioneering blind athlete Tina Ament for the 2026 Race Across the West. The race begins June 16 in Oceanside, California, and covers 863 miles before finishing in Durango, Colorado. The route traverses deserts, mountains, extreme temperatures, and relentless climbs, making it one of the most demanding endurance cycling events in the world. Lawhorn will serve as the “pilot” on a tandem bicycle, while Ament, ...