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Sienna Lee Blosser McGraw

Torie McGraw of East Palestine and Jeremy Blosser welcomed a daughter, Sienna Lee Blosser McGraw, Sept. 7 at St. Elizabeth’s Boardman. Sienna weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 inches long at birth. She joins three sisters, Cyprus, Genesis, and Selah. Grandparents are Michael and ...

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A daughter, Scarlett Jean Franken, born to Bryce and Lauren Franken July 27 at St. Elizabeth’s in Boardman. Scarlett weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. She joins a brother, Theo Franken, 2. Maternal grandparents are Michael and Julie Schlueter. Paternal grandparents are Mark and Melody ...

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A daughter, Quinn Elaine Coburn, was born July 23 at St. Elizabeth’s Health Center to Joshua Coburn and Katelyn Wright of Lisbon. Quinn weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces. She joins siblings Addalyn, 5; Luka, 3; and Augustus, 2. Maternal grandparents are Roberta and Ed Wright.

Birthday celebration

A total of 17 family and friends gathered Sunday at Crossroad’s to celebrate Charlene Rice’s 103rd birthday. She was born July 10, 1920 and is Crossroad’s oldest resident. She enjoyed food and fellowship. Crossroad’s celebrated her birthday on Monday with cupcakes and pina coladas. ...

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Blissenbach-Raschilla engagement

Karl and Carrie Blissenbach of Lisbon are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Emilie Blissenbach, to Forrest Raschilla. He is the son of Curt and Terri Raschilla of New Waterford. The bride-to-be graduated from Southern Local High School and Kent State ...

Abigail Machelle Jones to wed Mathew Charles Ferko

Marjorie and James Adams of Lisbon are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Abigail Machelle Jones of East Palestine, to Mathew Charles Ferko, also of East Palestine. He is the son of John Ferko and the late Darlene Ferko of East Palestine. Abigail graduated from ...

Nicole Ann Thorne to become bride of Michael David Buchanan

Mr. James and Mrs. Carolyn Thorne of Negley are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Ann Thorne, to Michael David Buchanan, the son of Mrs. Toni L. Whitla (Jim) and Mr. James Buchanan of East Liverpool. The bride to be is a graduate of Southern Local High School and a ...

Julia Alessandra Martinelli to wed Tyler Michael Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Martinelli of Salem are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Julia Alessandra Martinelli, and Tyler Michael Moore, son of Mike and DeeDee Moore of Dillonvale Ohio. The bride-to-be is a 2015 graduate of Salem High School and a 2019 ...

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Raegan G. Meals becomes bride of Branson B. Wilms

Raegan G. Meals and Branson B. Wilms were married Dec. 31, 2021, at St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church in Salem, with Father Robert Edwards officiating. The bride is the daughter of Gerald and Robyn Meals of Salem. She is a graduate of Kent State University with a bachelor’s degree in ...

Mariel Kathleen Brady becomes bride of David Dana Cramer

Mariel Kathleen Brady, daughter of Christine and Gerard Brady of Blauvelt, N.Y., became the bride of David Dana Cramer, son of the Revs. Meta and Stephen Cramer of Salem, on June 5. The ceremony, at St. Margaret of Antioch Church in Pearl River, N.Y., was officiated by the bride’s uncle, ...

Jenny Oren exchanges wedding vows with Owen Washam

Jenny Oren and Owen Washam were united in holy matrimony Sept. 18 in Asheville, N.C. Pastor Justin Carmona of Redeemer Church officiated the ceremony. The ceremony and reception were held at JuneBug Retro Resort. The bride is the daughter of Will and Anne Oren of Charles City, Virginia. She ...

Ginger Pangas exchanges vows with Isaac Seevers

Ginger Pangas and Isaac Seevers were united in marriage June 19, 2021 at Faith Family Church in North Canton, Ohio. The ceremony was officiated by Pastor Bill Luzecky. A reception followed at the Hilton ballroom in Fairlawn, Ohio. Kailey Holland of Copley, Ohio served as the maid of honor. ...

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Meades celebrate golden wedding anniversary

Chuck and Mary Meade of Salem were treated to a surprise 50th anniversary party given by their three children, son-in-law and five grandchildren – daughter Erin Mango, son Adam Meade, daughter Kimberly Johnson, son-in-law Brandon Mango; grandsons Trey Mangon, Trenton Mango and Eli Johnson; ...

Dick and Elaine Sell to mark golden anniversary

Dick and Elaine Sell of Columbiana will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary July 21. Their sons, David (Emily) and Matthew (Tiffany), as well as their daughter, Jennifer, and their five grandchildren wish them a wonderful day and are thankful and blessed to have such an amazing couple as ...

Kysers marking 60th anniversary

Loretta and Ronald Kyser celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Loretta, daughter of Kathryn and Wilder Foertch and Ron, son of John and Helen Kyser were married July 14, 1963 at the First United Methodist Church in Columbiana. They have two children: Laurel Sobota (Michael) of Leetonia ...

Beadnells celebrating 50th anniversary today

Ronald and Janie (Ratliff) Beadnell of Kensington are celebrating their 50th anniversary today. They were married Nov. 25, 1972 at the Hanoverton Church of Christ with Brother Gene Carroll officiating. The couple have two children, Lori (Mark) Jewell of Salem and Ronald James Beadnell Jr. of ...

Entertainment | VIEW ALL

40 years later ‘Halloween’ gets proper sequel

In 1978, director John Carpenter’s “Halloween” kicked the legs out from under the horror genre. The film signified a pivot for the industry, bringing with it a trove of tropes that filmmakers employ to this day. For four decades, Carpenter’s inexorable killer, Michael Myers, has ...

Rocky Bleier bringing his one-man show to Pittsburgh stage

PITTSBURGH—Pittsburgh Public Theater is thrilled to welcome back former Pittsburgh Steeler Rocky Bleier to perform his one-man show, “The Play,” live on the O’Reilly Theater stage. Based on Bleier’s life story, “The Play” was written by Gene Collier, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ...

New documentary shows Al Gore hasn’t given up on climate concerns

Al Gore is the primary focus of “An Inconvenient Sequel,” but the new documentary, which debuted Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival, doesn’t feel like a vanity project. Gore and his relentless passion to communicate the dangers of climate change and enact policy to diminish its ...

‘Snatchers’ combines teen pregnancy and aliens in Sundance horror-comedy

The horror-comedy series “Snatchers,” premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is about a teenager who gets a surprise pregnancy after having sex for the first time. The surprise: that the baby is not a human, but an alien who attacks people and takes over their bodies. ...

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EPHS 1970 holds reunion

The East Palestine High School Class of 1970 held its 50th plus one reunion Sept. 4 at the East Palestine Country Club. Fifty-four classmates attended along with 28 guests. Classmates in attendance: from left, first row, Karen Bishop Baker, Joe Chaplow, Barb Keresty, Linda Smiley Bunetta, Cindy ...

Crestview High School 1966 celebrates 55 years

The Class of 1966 of Crestview High School celebrated their 55th Class Reunion on Sept. 11, 2021 at Ray Ward’s pavilion in New Waterford. Nineteen graduates along with 12 guests dined on a catered meal from Mission Barbecue in Boardman. Wil Fuhrman (Janice Cowell) and Vicki (Bable) Windram ...

Salem High School Class of 1969 celebrates 70th birthdays

In celebration of their 70th birthdays, 21 class members of the Salem High School Class of 1969, coming from Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Ohio, attended a party at the residence of Ginny Edling Eudy in Salem Aug. 6. From left, row one, Denise Colian Zangara, Georgia Duhan ...

United High School ’69 marks 50 years

United High School Class of 1969 celebrated its 50-year class reunion with a three-day event in September. The class held a meet and greet Sept. 27 at Mark's Landing, then held a dinner and dance on Sept. 28 at the Dolence Farm. The class finished the reunion with a brunch Sept. 29 at Kiko's ...