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Suicide outreach

LISBON

Local Outreach to Survivors of Suicide training is offered from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. March 25 at the Columbiana County Counseling Center, 40722 state Route 154.

Counselors and social workers can receive 5.5 continuing-education units, provided by Help Hotline Crisis Center, by attending this workshop. There is no charge to attend and no charge for the CEUs.

The registration deadline is Wednesday. Call Pat Ross 330-420-9621, ext. 102, to register for the workshop and CEUs.

After the training, it will be determined whether enough people are interested to form a Columbiana County LOSS Team, which is composed of a variety of individuals including the survivors of a suicide loss and does not require any professional training or education, Ross said.

Probate seminar

CHAMPION

Judge Thomas A. Swift of Trumbull County Probate Court will host a probate-basics seminar 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. March 21 in the Technical Building at Kent State University at Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW.

It is intended to assist attorneys, paralegals and students and will provide continuing-education credits to attorneys. Topics to be covered include trusts, probate court local rules, Ohio rules of superintendence, probate forms and professional conduct in the courtroom.

For more information, call 330-675-2520.

OVI checkpoints

BOARDMAN

The Mahoning County OVI Task Force, in conjunction with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, conducted an OVI checkpoint on South Avenue, south of Mathews Road, from 10:30 p.m. Friday to 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Officers from participating agencies of the task force will conduct saturation patrols in various parts of Mahoning County throughout the rest of the weekend.

The checkpoint is funded by federal grants. Its goal is to deter and intercept impaired drivers.

Results of Friday night’s checkpoint were not available Saturday.

Cemetery cleanup

GIRARD

Spring cleanup at Girard City Cemetery has been scheduled through March 30 for removal of Christmas decorations from graves.

After March 30, employees will be removing any Christmas decorations in preparation for Easter and Memorial Day.