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Equipment fire briefly blocks Broadway

SALEM — An equipment fire required employees at a Salem business to be temporarily evacuated Tuesday. An equipment fire was reported at around 2:50 p.m. Tuesday at American Standard Brands in Salem. Salem Fire Department…

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Salem rises to eighth

Salem's football team jumped two spots in the latest Associated Press Div. III state poll released on Tuesday. The 5-0 Quakers are eighth after a thrilling 33-27 overtime win over Beaver Local last Friday. Salem also sits first in the Div. III, Region 9 computer rankings. Steubenville (4-1) is ranked fourth in the Div.…

UNITED AT WEST BRANCH 7th Grade: West Branch won 25-15, 25-15 Tuesday. United: Kaitlynn Gruszecki 15…

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WED/9-23 Boardman DARE Singles Group, pool night at Camelot Lanes, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Canfield South Range school board, 6 p.m., K-12 building County Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 4 p.m., administration offices Area Singles, 6 p.m., Paul’s Italian Grille in Columbiana East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W.…

Fairfield Ruritan Club Chicken Barbecue Fairfield Ruritan Club will be serving barbecue chicken dinners Saturday, Oct.…

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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

Labor Day celebrates laborers moving the country forward

No longer the precursor to the start of the school year for most students, Labor Day weekend now serves as the first three-day weekend break for most. They and their parents get one more chance to take it a bit easy before the grind of the fall semester and all its activities starts to…

Letters to the Editor

Please no single trash hauler in Lisbon

Please, Lisbon Council, drop any further consideration of passing legislation for a single trash hauler in the village. I suspect a majority of residents are opposed to the idea, preferring to choose their own hauler and respecting the tradition of free enterprise among competing companies. I greatly respect and admire our hard-working mayor and…

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