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Salem GOP central committee selects new council president, councilman

SALEM — Two recently vacated city council positions have been filled by the Salem City Republican Central Committee. The committee met Wednesday at city hall with seven of the eight members in attendance to fill the vacant city council president and council at-large seats in accordance ...

Salem city administrators respond to parking complaints

SALEM — City administrators have responded to concerns raised by Ridgewood Drive residents about street parking in the neighborhood. In city council’s July 5 meeting three residents of Ridgewood Drive expressed frustration with the removal of street parking on the south side of the ...

United officials prepare for opening of new school

HANOVERTON — The bulk of August’s regular school board meeting was dedicated to preparations for United Local Schools to begin in their new digs. Although students don’t officially return to the classrooms until after Labor Day, officials still had a little fine tuning to make sure ...

Columbiana school officials can administer naloxone

COLUMBIANA — Certain school district officials now are armed with the ability to administer naloxone in the case of suspected opioid overdose upon Columbiana school property, after a lengthy board meeting Tuesday night. According to Columbiana school district superintendent Don Mook, ...

Grace Church barbecue chicken remains staple of Columbiana Street Fair

COLUMBIANA — For almost half a century, the Grace Church’s barbecue chicken dinner has been the sought after meal at the Columbiana Street Fair. While some people look forward to the funnel cakes and lemon shakes, many other fairgoers look forward to the assembly of the block barbecue ...