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Construction contract awarded for Columbiana park project

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COLUMBIANA — The city has awarded a construction contract for Phase II of the Harvey S. Firestone Park project. City Council recently approved emergency legislation to contract with Parella Panninzio of Youngstown for $1.11 million. City Manager Lance Willard said that Parella was the next lowest bidder but was recommended since the actual lowest bidder did not have all the necessary pre-qualifications from the Ohio Department of Transportation. Phase II of the overall park improvement project consists of sidewalks around Mirror Lake and along to where the mini basketball hoops ...

Salem Academic Award Ceremony

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The Salem City School District celebrated the achievements of its student scholars Wednesday at the annual Academic Award Ceremony in the high school auditorium. The seniors with the highest grade point averages were presented with golden honor chords to be worn at graduation. More photos on ...

Leetonia teacher and coach passes away after ALS battle

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LEETONIA (WKBN) – A local teacher and coach passed away on Wednesday after losing his battle with ALS. Guy Costello, 59, was a teacher and basketball coach at Leetonia High School. According to his obituary, he fought ALS for four years. The Leetonia Exempted Village School District is cancelling classes on Monday, May 18 so students and staff can attend calling hours. “Mr. Costello made a lasting impact on our school community, and during this difficult time, we want to provide our students, staff, families, and community members the opportunity to come together in support ...

The National Road connected a young nation

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Editor’s Note: With new settlements being established in the Northwest Territory, leaders of the still young United States tackled another issue — how to link cities in the east with new opportunities in the west. This happened through an act of Congress creating what came to be known as ...

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FRI/5-15 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins in Boardman, 5 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Columbiana Nazarene Church Annual Rummage Sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 330 N. Elm St. Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 30 percent off bottoms. Indigo Theater’s production of “Godspell,” 7 p.m., The CAT (Columbiana Arts Theater); tickets at atthecat.com or at the door. East Liverpool Free community dinner, 4 p.m. until gone., Second Baptist Church, 1091 Pennsylvania Ave.; Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, green beans and ...

Bigfoot Festival at Beaver Creek State Park

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EAST LIVERPOOL — The annual Bigfoot Festival will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Beaver Creek State Park. The event will feature a group camp in the park on Friday and Saturday, Bigfoot investigations, speakers and vendors. The Friends of Beaver Creek State Park, one of the sponsors of the event, will hold their monthly pancake breakfast in the lower level of the barn from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday. The other sponsor of the Bigfoot Festival is David Wolf, a researcher and filmmaker with Exposing the Strange and Coshocton County Bigfoot. Along with him will be Jay Fouch and ...