Washingtonville News

Robert Lee Cannon, 66, formerly of Lisbon died at 3:02 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Hospice House in Poland.

The village, in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Transportation , will host a community open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov.

Police responded to the 100 block of W. 3rd St. at 10:31 a.m. Sunday police responded to a domestic in progress and found it was an argument between a male and female over an infant.

The county has reached a tentative agreement to resume purchasing water from Salem, three years following an acrimonious split over the prison water contract.

Village Council purchased a new truck at its regular meeting Monday night. Purchased from Donnell Ford in Salem for $15,490, the pickup is a 2010 F 150 that will be used for both the street and water departments.

In the Leetonia school board race on Nov. 3, five candidates will battle for three seats.

Five-year-old Nick Michaels of Washingtonville received a boost from arborist Kurt Magnello of the Mahoning Valley Tree Co-op to pick that perfect colored leaf at the Leetonia-Washingtonville Area Chamber of Commerce's fall fun day and chili cook-off in Wick Park over the weekend.

The village is moving closer to restoring the Cherry Valley Coke Ovens. At its regular meeting Wednesday night, Village Council created an advisory commission to oversee the project, which would not only restore the ovens and railroad car isles to their original state, but reconstruct an original barn to house an industrial museum and study space, ...

Village officials were shocked at the regular village council meeting Monday night when a valued member of the police force suddenly resigned.

WHEN: noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 WHERE: Wick Park REGISTRATION: $7 for crockpot of chili; $12 for cornhole team; call Suzanne Tobuck at 330-427-6188 LEETONIA- Everybody it seems has their own "special" recipe for chili that goes back generations.

The words, Salem Quakers, have been applied to the twin water towers at the city of Salem's Roosevelt water reserve facility.

Southern Ruritan will have early bird bingo at 6:30 p.m. today and regular bingo at 7 p.m. Chips, daubers, and food available.

A series of public forums have been scheduled to discuss the Leetonia schools' upcoming emergency levy.

Village council stayed in-house for its next police chief. At its regular meeting Monday night, council hired senior officer Patrolman Ken Faust of East Palestine, effective immediately.

Employees from the Salem Post Office are holding a benefit dinner for Kathy Buckley of Salem to help pay for $188,000 in medical costs due to heart surgery she underwent last month and associated neurological and other medical expenses.

The 2010 Campaign Kick-Off for United Way Services of Northern Columbiana County was held Sept.

Jean Shaw, 74, of 46182 Pine Hollow Road, died. Saturday at the Salem Community Hospital.

John J. "Jack" Gillis, 88, of 638 Columbia Street, died Sunday afternoon at his home.

United Local will host a free recruiting seminar for its athletes and their parents looking at college, high school Principal Bill Young announced at the school board's regular meeting Thursday night.

Women from the Salem High School Class of 1957 will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Sept.