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Salem LCBA to meet

Loyal Christian Benevolent Association, Branch 654, will meet Thursday, Sept. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Salem Senior Housing Club House, 996 W. Perry St. Members will enjoy a covered dish dinner. Hostesses will be Carol Rea and Mary Walker. New members are welcome and more information can be obtained by calling Rose at 330-337-8353.

Highway patrol graduates assigned to local posts

COLUMBUS – Three Ohio State Highway Patrol graduates on the 179th Academy Class have been assigned to local posts. Adrian Krzeszowiec has been assigned to the Lisbon Post while Mason T. Amodio and Zane D. Chiody will join the Canfield Post. Graduates reported to their assigned posts Sunday. ...

On the calendar

TUE/8-25 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bocce at Boardman Park, 5:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Calcutta Calcutta Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Peter Metrovich Community Center County Columbiana County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, 5:30 p.m., board office Damascus American Red Cross blood drive, 1 - 6 p.m., Damascus Methodist Church East Liverpool Needles and Hooks (crochet and knitting group), noon-2 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., pasta and ...

On the calendar

On the calendar MON/8-24 East Liverpool Free Shared Blessings Community Luncheon, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 400 Hill Blvd., dine-in only Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. EPCIC meeting, 10 a.m., municipal building Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., chef salad with roll $8; 330-886-0397 Village council, 7 p.m., municipal building Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 10 a.m.-noon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7250 Lisbon Road; information at ...

Community Briefs

Ora E. Anderson Conservation Fund accepting 2026 grant applications NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting applications for 2026 grants available through the Ora E. Anderson Conservation Fund for Appalachian Ohio. Public and nonprofit organizations, as well as groups working in fiscal sponsorships with a nonprofit or public organization, are eligible to apply for funding to support conservation across Appalachian Ohio’s 32 counties. Emphasis is on conservation activities and programs in the areas of watershed restoration, sustainable forest ...

AEP Ohio and data center companies announce additional bill assistance funding

GAHANNA, Ohio — AEP Ohio and five data center companies recently announced a first-of-its-kind effort to provide more than $18 million in additional funding to help Ohioans pay their electric bills. The funds will support AEP Ohio's long-running Neighbor to Neighbor program, which provides grants to cover electric bills for people experiencing financial hardship. The companies that contributed to the fund each have data centers in Ohio. "These additional funds are a significant infusion for a program that helps Ohioans in need," said AEP Ohio President Marc Reitter. "This fund ...