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Supt. reinstated

SEBRING

Sebring schools Superintendent Christopher Lewis was reinstated to his post Friday. The board of education voted to suspend Lewis without pay Monday, but never gave a reason publicly or to Lewis because “they wanted to investigate the allegations of inappropriate conduct that were alleged to have been reported to the Ohio Department of Education during Lewis’ employment with Sebring,” a press release issued by the school board says.

The board could not “substantiate the allegations brought to them and Mr. Lewis should return to work immediately without restriction,” the press release says.

The allegations made against Lewis did not involve a student at Sebring.

Liberty Senior Watch program

LIBERTY

The Liberty Township Senior Watch program invites any township resident 60 and older to contact the township to sign up for the program.

Services offered include wellness checks and daily phone calls. Participants may have a lock box installed on their home for township safety forces to use in case of an emergency. Firefighters also can install carbon monoxide or smoke detectors in homes.

Those enrolled will be invited to an annual breakfast conference in June, where personnel and agencies for the elderly will be available. For information about the program, call police secretary Marcy Orlando at 330-759-1315 or fire secretary Roberta Martin at 330-759-0363, ext. 102.

Help create garden

WARREN

The public is asked to help prepare a site at 682 Mercer St. NE for a Peace of Hope Garden 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves, garbage bags and rakes, if possible.

MS biking benefit

CANFIELD

Pure Cycle, 4366 Boardman-Canfield Road, is having a charity ride for Multiple Sclerosis on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $100 for a team, one rider per hour with six members, and $20 for an individual for one hour. Proceeds from the event will benefit MS research. Pure Cycle’s goal for the event was to raise $5,000; more than $125,000 has been raised so far. Limited spots remain. To reserve a spot, call 330-286-9106, or visit purecyclestudios.com.

Truck slams church

DAMASCUS

One person died after a truck crashed into a church on U.S. Route 62 Friday, according to The Vindicator’s news partner 21 WFMJ-TV. The driver, who has not been identified, was found dead behind the wheel. The cause of death has not been released. No one inside the Damascus Friends church was injured when the truck slammed into the building just before 7:30 a.m.

School bomb threat

LISBON

Columbiana County Sheriff’s deputies found no evidence of a bomb after a threat was reported at Beaver High School about noon Friday. The school was evacuated while safety forces searched. Students and staff were allowed back in. Sheriff Raymond L. Stone said the investigation is continuing.

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