LISBON — The rains came down heavy Tuesday morning, leaving scattered power outages, lots of flood waters in hard-hit Hanoverton and other flood-prone spots and some road closures, too. “Hanoverton got hammered,” Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency Director Peggy Clark ...
SALEM — The parks commission approved employee pay raises in its special meeting Aug. 5. Following an executive session for the discussion of personnel matters, the commissioners voted two to one to increase the base wage for the department’s laborer position by 4.5%, and to increase the mechanic position’s wage by 6%, retroactive to July 1. Commissioner Lori Colian, who made the initial motion for the raises, said that they were intended to “bring their wages closer to the wage earned by all other city departments.” The dissenting vote was cast by Commissioner Don ...
SALEM — The Columbiana County Humane Society has temporarily paused intake of animals following the seizure of more than 100 animals Monday. In a statement posted on the humane society’s Facebook page Tuesday, humane agent Fabian Pike announced that the humane society “temporarily closed [its] intake until [it] can find homes for some of [its] new and current residents.” The closure comes after “the humane crime unit seized 113 animals from an undisclosed location in Columbiana County” Monday, including dogs, cats, chickens, roosters, pigs, emus, a pheasant, rabbits, and ...
Since January, Jenn Engle of Howland has spent much of her spare time with folks who are facing their final chapter. As a volunteer for Heartland Hospice, which is based in Boardman, she is paired with clients in the program, offering companionship as part of their end-of-life care. Hospice ...
Freed Fest returned Saturday to celebrate the musical legacy of the late great Alan Freed, a Salem High School alumni who coined and popularized the term rock and roll music. The annual event provided a slate of live musical performances downtown and a special panel where acclaimed music ...
The fourth annual nature+nurture maker’s market brought more than 30 vendors and educational community guests together in downtown Salem Saturday for an afternoon of fun for the whole family. The annual event is organized each year by nature+nurture Owner Tricia Ross and promotes nature ...
