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Mural dedicated to Chester’s Rock Springs Park is taking shape

CHESTER – A mural project designed to preserve the history of a local amusement park continues to take shape. Over the last few weeks, Pittsburg artist Kyle Holbrook has been working on the mural, commemorating the history of Rock Springs Park, an amusement park open in Chester from 1897 ...

REAL ESTATE

Butler Township Amy Beth Sanor to Richard Taylor and Rebecca Clark, home on Carey Road; $265,000 Columbiana Mark A. Huston (successor) to John W. Weaver, home on Lucretia Lane; $350,000 Holly Short to Stephen W. and Jamie L. Sinn, home on Bell Avenue; $269,500 East Liverpool Imagine Your Image LLC to John and Nanci Carr, home on Thompson Avenue; $49,900 Carl and Shirley Johnson to Darlene Kane, other residential structures on West Ninth Street; $2,000 East Palestine James L. and Tina L. Freeman to Stephen Alan Worley, home on West Street; $135,000 Liverpool ...

Wellsville continues discussion of annexation

WELLSVILLE – Wellsville council is considering annexation action to capitalize on the proposed data center in Yellow Creek Township. Mayor Bob Boley told council members Tuesday the village would benefit from possibly annexing the 20th Street Heights area. Village Solicitor Chris Weeda said it would have to go through the Columbiana County commissioners. Council President Keith Thorn said the commissioners said both the village and the property owner would have to agree on it. Boley said he is concerned that the owners of the proposed data center would be utilizing the village ...

Local bread company to close

YOUNGSTOWN — Schwebel Baking Company, a Mahoning Valley institution founded in 1906, plans to end operations after the Fourth of July holiday, the company announced Wednesday in a news release. “The Schwebel’s brand has been known for the highest quality of bread, buns and other bakery products for over 100 years, and we are devastated to reach the point where liquidation is the only remaining option,” said Steve Cooper, Schwebel’s CEO. “We’ve worked with our advisers for several months to identify a buyer or investment source, however despite significant efforts to adapt ...

Low-cost rabies vaccination clinic scheduled for July

LISBON — The Columbiana County Health District is partnering with Lisbon Veterinary Clinic, the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center and the Columbiana County Fair Board to host a Reduced Rabies Prevention Clinic. The clinic will be held on Saturday, July 25, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the fairgrounds in the Columbiana County Vaccination Complex (CCVC). The CCVC is accessible by using the Vista gate entrance located of off Vista Drive, Lisbon. The cost per dose is $5, and only cash payments will be accepted. Come prepared with exact change. All pets must be at least 3 months old. ...

On the calendar

THU/6-18 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 (50 numbers for $1,500) called at 6:45 p.m., followed by regular bingo. In honor of Father’s Day, gifts will be given out. There will be a bake sale, so no desserts will be sold in the kitchen, but there will be food and beverages available for purchase. Instant tickets and computers available. Info at 330-509-1209. Boardman DARE Singles Group, Strawberry Social Night, 7-9 p.m., Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 ...