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 ...

East Liverpool High School Scholar of the Month

January 3, 2026

East Liverpool High School has named Lana Le, a member of the Class of 2026, the ELHS Scholar of the Month for January 2026. Lana is the daughter of Jeremy and Alicia Brewer and maintains a 3.5 GPA while completing a rigorous academic schedule that includes Honors and Advanced Placement ...

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January 3, 2026

SAT/1-3 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 30 percent off all tops, vests, cardigans. East Liverpool East Liverpool High School Class of 1956, 9 a.m., Two Smart Cookies Hanoverton Hanover Township Historical Society museum, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 9939 state Route 9 Highlandtown Canceled: Inverness Hall Community Breakfast Lisbon Lisbon Church of the Nazarene, Men’s Prayer Breakfast, 9 a.m. Let’s Get Wicked: create Wicked bookmarks, 11 a.m. to noon, Lepper Library Free Period Products Pantry, noon-2 p.m., 134 S. Market ...

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January 2, 2026

FRI/1-2 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 30 percent off all tops, vests, cardigans. East Liverpool VFW Post 66 Bingo, 6:30 p.m.; 25 cents a card, five cards for a $1, 50 cents coverall; pizza and fresh popcorn available for purchase East Palestine Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., beer batter cod fish specials, on a dish $9, sandwich with side $10, dinner with two sides $12; 330-886-0397 New Waterford New Waterford Eagles, fish fry, 4-8:45 p.m., open to the public for dine in or take out, fresh haddock with two sides ...