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Winona Ruritan Club annual Steak Fry/Chicken Breast BBQ dinner

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WINONA – The Winona Ruritan Club held its annual Steak Fry/Chicken Breast BBQ dinner June 23 at the Salem Saxon Club. The dinner was one of its Ladies Appreciation nights where members invite their wives or significant other to join in continuing the club’s philanthropic endeavors. Secretary Elmer Lee Stamp called the meeting to order and asked everyone that was able to stand and join in the singing of “America” and then reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States. While standing member Homer Althouse gave the invocation. The night’s BBQ kings were ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies responded to a motorcycle accident on state Route 154 with reported injuries at 9:05 p.m. Friday, aiding EMS units with rending care to the people involved. A deputy escorted EMS to Dickey Drive, Lisbon when the injured were stable, to meet Life Flight Paramedical Units. Both people involved in the crash were flown to a hospital due to injuries sustained. — Deputies responded at 8:58 p.m. June 25 to Leslie Road, Madison Township to assist the Ohio State Highway Patrol on a call. Units were advised by dispatch that the caller was concerned about a ...

Salem to celebrate semiquincentennial with a full slate

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SALEM — Salem will be celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial Friday with a full slate of patriotic programming. The celebrations kick off at 10 a.m. with a dedication ceremony for the city’s new 50-year time capsule at the Liberty Center, located at the corner of North Ellsworth Avenue and East State Street. Salem City Councilwoman and Salem U.S. 250 Liaison Sara Baer said that event would feature a ribbon cutting, live music, speeches and more. The ceremony will be followed by the Grand Independence Day Parade. Lineup for the parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Second ...

Lisbon to celebrate America 250 on Thursday

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LISBON — This year’s Lisbon Fireworks celebration on Thursday will mark the 250th birthday of the USA with music, games, food and fun — and lots and lots of water to keep attendees hydrated. “There’s not much we can do as far as shade,” Lisbon Fireworks Committee Chairperson Judy Noel said. But she said there will be golf carts loaded with water, the West Point Lions Club will be there with water, there will be plenty of food stands with drinks available and the fireworks committee will have water for sale at their stand. An extreme heat warning is in effect until ...

Alliance Native to Discuss FBI Career at RPL

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ALLIANCE — For nearly 29 years, FBI agent Harry Trombitas worked on some of America’s most notorious criminal cases. An Alliance native, Trombitas now shares his expertise as an investigator in his role as host of the gripping true crime podcast Off the Record: An FBI Agent’s ...