Washingtonville News

Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Zion Hill Church of the Brethren, with Pastor John H. Bartholomew, for Blanche Marie Shimer Ducca, 99, who passed away early Tuesday morning at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

Columbiana County commissioners decided to use their 2010 allocation of federal grant money to fund projects in Lisbon, Leetonia and Washingtonville.

Village council members hope to have just one garbage carrier in the future. Council agreed to bid out for one carrier to pick up all the garbage in the village beginning in 2010 at its regular meeting Monday night, hopefully reducing the amount of heavy traffic and its wear and tear on the roads.

WASHINGTONVILLE a ' A Salem woman was killed when she crossed the center line on state Route 14 and struck a dump truck.

The public is invited to a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Salvation Army, 1249 N. Ellsworth Ave.

As part of its mission to honor the country's military vehicle history, the Military Vehicle Preservation Association will send a convoy of more than 100 privately-owned military vehicles through the area on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rohrer, High Street, celebrated their 50th anniversary Feb. 8. The former Judy Weikart, daughter of the late Mary and Russell Weikart, married Walter Rohrer, son of the late Harold and Twila Rohrer, on Feb.

Richard C. Russell 66, of Newton Falls, Ohio, and a former lifelong resident of Washingtonville passed away June 4th 2009 following a year long illness.

The Leetonia-Washingtonville Area Chamber of Commerce's Revitalization Committee is offering a sweet start to the summer with strawberries in an attempt to raise funds for various downtown projects this summer.

SALEM a ' The Ohio Department of Transportationa TMs District 11 will begin work Monday to resurface almost 16 miles of state roadways in Columbiana County, including sections of U.S. Route 62 and state Routes 9, 14, and 173.

With nearly double the money from the Susan G. Komen organization this year, Columbiana County Health Department officials said they'll be able to help more women with free mammograms than ever before.

A spring bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Salem Slovak Club, 313 S. Ellsworth Ave.

Washingtonville Village Council filled the open street department position Monday evening after meeting with several candidates.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cross Jr. were honored for their 50th wedding anniversary during a mass at St.

Friends of a Leetonia native and single mother battling cancer have established an account for donations to help ease the financial burden on the family.

Preview of the auction lots will begin at 9 a.m., and the auction will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Items to be auctioned include matchbooks, matchcovers, matchboxes and other match-related items.

Elizabeth "Betty" A. Stoffer, 81, of 272 Walnut St., Leetonia, passed away Monday evening at the Essex Nursing Center following a short illness.

James Altar and Rosary Society will have its 53rd Annual Spring Card Party and Bingo at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the St.

A Night at the Races will begin at 7 p.m. May 2 at Washingtonville VFW, 5532 S. Countyline Road, for the benefit of Lora Kyser, a single mother of three, formerly of Leetonia, who has lymphoma, and has undergone many treatments in the past three years.

Robert Ray Keslar, 91, of Leetonia, died a peaceful death with his family at his side at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at Hospice of the Valley in Poland from a stroke on April 14.