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11/30 interchange Phase 2 closure to begin Monday

The second phase of the pavement rehabilitation on U.S. Route 30 near West Point will begin Monday. Construction will be active at the U.S. Route 30/State Route 11 interchange, which will be closed. So will the U.S. 30 westbound ramp and the state Route 11 northbound ramp from U.S. 30/East Liverpool Road. The closure will be for 30 days. The detour for U.S. 30 westbound, continue north on state Route 11 to the exit for state Route 154, then state Route 11 southbound back to U.S. 30 westbound. Additional sections of U.S. 30 will close in 2027. The overall project completion date is Oct. ...

Ohio State Trappers Region B meeting set in Leetonia

LEETONIA — The Ohio State Trappers Association will hold its Region B Fall Meet on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Leetonia Sportsman Club, 311 E. High St. The free meeting begins at 9 a.m. and is open to the public. This year’s program features information on numerous fur-bearing animals. ...

Calcutta VFD marks National Fire Prevention Week

Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department spent this past week engaging in the community in observance of National Fire Prevention Week. This year’s theme was Charge Into Fire Safety about lithium ion batteries. Department members provided a lecture on fire safety at home and demonstrations for ...

Camp Fire presents Geology Rocks

Camp Fire staff presented its Geology Rocks program at Westgate Middle School. Students learned about classification of rocks, examined fossils, the earth’s plates and erosion through activities. From left, Taliah Baker, Jayden Manley, Kayzlee Haney and Alana Vang, students in Cassandra ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday to Knox School Road at Georgetown Road, Knox Township, for an injured deer on the side of the roadway, but didn’t find the deer. — Deputies arrived at 10:18 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Valley Mobile Home park, Creek Road, New Waterford, for a disturbance complaint of unknown people yelling to call 911. Upon arrival, deputies met with a man from Bunker Hill Road, Fairfield Township, who reported he met his ex-girlfriend, who resides on Woodland Avenue, Salem, at the entrance to the mobile home park due to her ...

Summitville Trick or Treat

Summitville Village Council set the Halloween Trick or Treat event for Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. Any resident wishing to participate should turn on an outside porch light.