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On the Calendar this Week

FRI/5-8 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 30 percent off tops. Drawing for hanging basket. East Liverpool Fish/chicken dinner, 4-7 p.m., Second Baptist Church, 1091 Pennsylvania Ave.; dinner with two sides $14, sandwich $10; dine in or take out Monthly auction, 5 p.m., East Liverpool Masonic Temple, 422 Broadway St. 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 Family Tech Connect Technology Clinic, 10 a.m., East Palestine ...

Area Briefings

Catholic Charities, OSU Extension offering nutrition education program Catholic Charities Outreach Center and the Ohio State University Extension are offering the free Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program beginning May 26. The program will be held at Catholic Charities Outreach Center, 600 E. 4th St. in East Liverpool from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Tuesdays through July 28. The program is designed to show how to eat healthier and be more active on a limited budget. Participants will learn how to make healthier food choices. Recipes as well as food safety skills will be taught. With ...

Closure extended for Saltwell Road intersection in Lisbon

LISBON — The closure of Saltwell Road from state Route 45 to Dickey Drive has been extended nearly a week, with the road expected to reopen May 14. Lisbon Water Department Senior Plant Operator Chris Peterson announced the extended closure, saying the project to replace a collapsed sewer line is taking a little longer than expected. Originally, he thought they would be able to reopen the road today, but that’s no longer the case. Motorists in Lisbon trying to reach the post office, the Board of Elections, the Department of Job and Family Services, Veterans Service Commission ...

Voters to decide on two wards for Chester council

NEW CUMBERLAND — Only two wards are undetermined for Chester City Council when voters head to the polls Tuesday. Voters in Ward 1 will be choosing between Leon Huff, Bill Kell and Seth Roderick Patton; while those in Ward 5 will be deciding between Steve Shuman, Donald Tharp and Jason Thorn. The uncontested races include Matt Cashdollar of Ward 4, John Woody Woodruff for Ward 2 and Nathan R. Wright for Ward 3. Mayor Ed Wedgewood is also running unopposed for re-election. The election is shaped by a change in precincts at the end of last year. Wright is not selecting ...