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Trinity United Methodist Church Rummage Sale Trinity United Methodist Church, 2427 Columbiana Road, New Springfield, will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, items will be half price, and from noon to 2 p.m. will be fill a bag for $1. From 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 17 everything will be free. There is clothing, household items, Christmas decorations and miscellaneous. For information call 330-272-7206 or 330-457-7107. West Branch Area Ladies Ruritan Club holds September meeting The West Branch Area Ladies Ruritan ...

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East Rochester United Methodist Church Swiss Steak Dinner The East Rochester United Methodist Church, 24754 U.S. Route 30, will host a Swiss Steak Dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. The menu includes slow-roasted swiss steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, coleslaw, applesauce, rolls, old-fashioned pies and desserts, and a beverage. Cost is $15 for adults and $8 for children 10 years and under. Dine-in or carry out. Lepper Library upcoming activities LISBON – The Lepper Library will host its October Craft Class featuring a Fall Serving Tray Thursday, Oct. 8, with ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas NEW CASES County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Erin N. McGuire, Chestnut Street, Leetonia, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Chestnut Street, Leetonia property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Stephen J. Adams, Grandview Street, Lisbon; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Grandview Street, Lisbon property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Michael Mattern, Wallace Avenue, East Palestine, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Wallace Avenue, East Palestine property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Samantha J. Howell, Clark Avenue, ...

Driver pleads guilty to vehicular assault after original conviction thrown out

LISBON — A man whose original conviction for a 2023 crash was thrown out in July entered a guilty plea Monday to vehicular assault and driving impaired, then received credit for 259 days served and a three-year license suspension retroactive to Nov. 7, 2025. Christopher C. Mele, 66, Lucretia Lane, Columbiana, appeared with his defense attorney David Betras before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton. “From the bottom of my heart, I’d like to apologize,” he said, especially for all the pain he caused. The case stemmed from a traffic crash on Aug. 12, ...

On the calendar

TUE/10-6 Chester Brooke Hancock Food Security Team, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 600 Indiana Ave.; schedule appointment at 304-748-7850 Ext. 1002 Columbiana City council, 7 p.m., city hall East Liverpool American Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Peter Metrovich Community Center 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. EPCIC, 10 a.m., municipal building; discuss the assumption agreement for the Business Park property Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., lasagna ...