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Salem first responders honored with luncheon

SALEM — Salem’s first responders were thanked for their service with a special luncheon on National First Responders Day. The luncheon was held Wednesday in city council chambers and treated Salem’s police, fire and EMS…

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GLENVILLE BACK IN COLUMBUS – The Salem football team better not throw out the scouting report…

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Columbiana is building on its success

EDITOR’S NOTE: This column originally appeared in the Fall 2026 issue of Valley Business magazine. Several years ago, I began visiting relatives who moved to Apex, N.C. It didn’t take many visits to realize Apex is something special. Walkability. New housing starts. Quaint retail. A robust park system. A historically preserved downtown. A noticeable…

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SAT/10-31 Beloit American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Connecting Point Chapel Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 20 percent off red and/or blue items. East Palestine Trick of Treat, 5:30-7 p.m.,; parade, 7:30 p.m., meet at the Methodist church; party…

November South Range school board meeting changed The South Range school board meeting originally scheduled for…

Community Briefs

FRI/10-30 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins in Boardman, 5 p.m.; 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good…

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Business

Covelli Enterprises, Caribou Coffee ink coffeehouse deal

WARREN — Already the largest franchise operator of Panera Bread restaurants and one of the largest restaurant franchisees in the U.S., Covelli Enterprises in Warren is growing with the addition of Caribou Coffee to its lineup. The companies on Tuesday announced they signed a domestic franchise development agreement, touting it as the largest deal…

Editorials

Election officials are keeping Ohio results safe from fraud

Despite repeated attempts by others to instill fear that Ohio’s elections are riddled with fraud, interference and illegal ballots cast, the public official best equipped to accurately assess the situation, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, has said, “voter fraud is rare in Ohio.” An analysis of data from the Ohio Crime Statistics Dashboard…

Letters to the Editor

Ohio school districts are paying the price for flawed healthcare policy

A school district’s budget has to cover a lot before the first student walks through the door. Teachers and support staff need to be hired, buses need fuel, and buildings need heat. When those costs rise, school boards have to make difficult choices about how to meet students’ needs with the dollars available. Health…

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