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Minerva chamber to host stargazing night The Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce will host a stargazing night Wednesday, June 17, at Great Trail Golf Course, at about 9:15 p.m. The event is free, for all ages, and will take place near the #18 green, by the clubhouse. Drive to the end of the parking lot and turn left, then drive to the gravel lot. Great Trail Golf Course is located at 10154 Great Trail Drive, and cancellations will be posted on the Chamber Facebook page. For information, contact the Chamber office at 330-868-7979 or nathan.meadows@minervachamber.org. Volunteers sought for ...

Lisbon cyclist to pilot blind athlete across 863 miles in race across the west

LISBON – Local ultra-endurance cyclist and race director Joe Lawhorn is preparing for one of the most meaningful challenges of his decorated cycling career as he teams up with pioneering blind athlete Tina Ament for the 2026 Race Across the West. The race begins June 16 in Oceanside, California, and covers 863 miles before finishing in Durango, Colorado. The route traverses deserts, mountains, extreme temperatures, and relentless climbs, making it one of the most demanding endurance cycling events in the world. Lawhorn will serve as the “pilot” on a tandem bicycle, while Ament, ...

On the calendar

WED/6-10 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Woodworth Park, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Columbiana High School Class of 1961, 11:30 a.m., American Legion Post 290 County Columbiana County Veterans Service Commission, 2 p.m., VSC office East Palestine East Palestine Library, Drop-In Book Club, 6:30 p.m. Hanoverton United Local school board, 5:30 p.m., media center Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 6-8 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7250 Lisbon Road; information at 330-271-1661. Vacation Bible School for ages 4 to 12, 6-8:30 ...

Salem woman charged with child sex crimes found competent

LISBON — A Salem woman charged with rape and multiple other sex-related acts involving two children over multiple years was declared competent to stand trial. Jan. M. McHenry, 40, North Ellsworth Avenue, will now face a jury trial at 9 a.m. Dec. 8 and a final status hearing at 9 a.m. Nov. 23 in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. Bickerton recently found McHenry competent based on an evaluation by the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio which she ordered in April. McHenry remains jailed under a $100,000 cash or surety bond. Both McHenry ...