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Columbiana Business and Professional Women presented three $1,500 scholarships to area high school seniors during a recent picnic. From left are Jenny Pike, BPW president; Ashlee Coontz, a Leetonia High School graduate who will attend Brown Mackie College in North Canton and major in veterinary medicine; Ashley Orr, a Columbiana High School graduate who will attend Youngstown State University and major in math/chemical engineering; Lauren Makosky, a Columbiana High graduate who will attend YSU and major in pre-optometry/chemistry; and Lori Everly, past president. Makosky also will be a model in BPW’s style show Oct. 27 at Salem Golf Club. For information, contact Lori Everly at leverly@yahoo.com or Columbiana BPW on Facebook.

Columbiana Business and Professional Women presented three $1,500 scholarships to …

Columbiana Business and Professional Women presented three $1,500 scholarships to area high school seniors during a recent picnic. From left are Jenny Pike, BPW president; Ashlee Coontz, a Leetonia High School graduate who will attend …


Dane P. Mergen and Melanie L. Faber

Dane P. Mergen and Melanie L. Faber

Dane P. Mergen and Melanie L. Faber


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Clifford James III and Julie K. Karash

Clifford James III and Julie K. Karash

Clifford James III and Julie K. Karash


Julie Iudiciani and Mark A. Pecchia

Julie Iudiciani and Mark A. Pecchia

Julie Iudiciani and Mark A. Pecchia


The Junior LAOH Golden Rose Division took the top award in a national scrapbook competition recently. From left to right are Morgan and Brighid Donnelly, juniors; Audra Pesko, scrapbook committee; Heather Foust and Megan Wilson, juniors; and Alexis Jacobs, Christine Kerrigan, Isabel Stoeber and Rachel Kepley (president), scrapbook committee. Not pictured are Brianna and Ashley Thompson, Mary Kate Kelty, Erin Loomis and Kristen Eckman, all on the scrapbook committee. Also not pictured are juniors D’Ella and Millie Heschmeyer, and Cynthia and Victoria Romeo.

The Junior LAOH Golden Rose Division took the top award …

The Junior LAOH Golden Rose Division took the top award in a national scrapbook competition recently. From left to right are Morgan and Brighid Donnelly, juniors; Audra Pesko, scrapbook committee; Heather Foust and Megan Wilson, …


Matthew J. Stellato and Ashley N. Gibbs

Matthew J. Stellato and Ashley N. Gibbs

Matthew J. Stellato and Ashley N. Gibbs


Assistant director of TourismOhio, Pat Barker, recently spent a day in Columbiana touring the sites and surrounding countryside. Barker, second from right, stands in front of Shop On Main on North Main Street. Others, from left, are Rob Schwartz, tourism director; Crystal Boggs, executive secretary of the Columbiana Area Tourism Bureau; Rose Conrad, backup director; and, far right, Barb Farrand, tourism director. After Barker’s tour, which was facilitated by Jay Groner, a Columbiana area tourism director, high tea was observed at Barley Twist Antiques and Tea Room on North Main Street. The tourism board then conducted a meeting and took the opportunity to start the development of a long-term relationship with the TourismOhio office. Barker was able to provide information on tools the board could use for the development of Columbiana’s tourism.

Assistant director of TourismOhio, Pat Barker, recently spent a day …

Assistant director of TourismOhio, Pat Barker, recently spent a day in Columbiana touring the sites and surrounding countryside. Barker, second from right, stands in front of Shop On Main on North Main Street. Others, from …


Bradley Smith was accompanied by his wife, Kirsten, when he traveled from Bradenton, Fla., recently to attend a reunion of the Jackson-Milton High School Class of 1957. Smith, who grew up in Lake Milton, was held captive at prisoner-of-war camps in and near Hanoi, North Vietnam, for seven years.

Bradley Smith was accompanied by his wife, Kirsten, when he …

Bradley Smith was accompanied by his wife, Kirsten, when he traveled from Bradenton, Fla., recently to attend a reunion of the Jackson-Milton High School Class of 1957. Smith, who grew up in Lake Milton, was …