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MON/6-1 Beloit Board of Public Affairs, 10 a.m., village hall East Liverpool Public Utilities Committee, 5:30 p.m., city hall; consider abolishing the Board of Public Utilities. Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., braut with kraut sandwich and side, $8; 330-886-0397 School board, 6 p.m., elementary media center Elkton Township Elkrun Township trustees, 5 p.m., administration building Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 10 a.m.-noon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7250 Lisbon Road; ...

POLICE

Salem — Shane Laflame, Ravenna, was cited for hit skip following a two-vehicle crash in the 2300 block of East State Street at 8:29 a.m. Friday. No injuries were reported. — Officers responded to the Salem Regional Medical Center at 11:56 p.m. Thursday in reference to a report of rape. The information was forwarded to the detective division. — Officers responded to the 1300 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 11:14 p.m. Thursday in reference to teenagers attempting of enter through a window. Officers were unable to find anyone. — Officers responded to the 600 block of North ...

Brightside Project sponsoring golf outing June 20

SALEM — The Brightside Project will sponsor its 4th Annual Golf Outing June 20 at Flying B Golf Course in Salem. This community fundraiser will bring together golfers, local businesses, and supporters for a day on the course while raising funds to support children in Columbiana County and rural Mahoning County. The outing will feature a four-person scramble format with an 8 a.m. shotgun start and check-in beginning at 7 a.m. Registration is currently open at www.brightsideprojectohio.org or in-person at their Salem facility, with the cost set at $100 per golfer or $400 per ...

America at 250: Chaos in the run-up to Civil War 

Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United ...