EAST PALESTINE — With the 2020-21 school year closing in, districts in Columbiana County have begun to release their plans for restarting school with the COVID-19 pandemic at the front of everyone’s mind. In East Palestine, Superintendent Chris Neifer and his administrative staff have ...
SALEM — Salem area residents can expect the latest and greatest Dunkin’ and Dairy Queen have to offer later this year as White Donuts modernizes and adds to its restaurant offerings on West State Street. Craig Anton, Vice President of Operations for White Donuts, talked about the ...
SALEM — The fireworks display the city had scheduled for Labor Day weekend has been canceled, Mayor John Berlin announced Tuesday. In a letter to sponsors dated Monday, he said the city was thanking them for their donation to the 2020 fireworks display but “unfortunately, due to COVID-19 ...
LISBON — Those on both sides of the Salem Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) initiative petition will get a chance to voice their reasons for the referendum petitions and the protest against it before a decision is made about whether or not it will be placed on the ballot. During their ...
LEETONIA — A Grafton Estates family and their dog escaped their burning home on Tuesday evening after a fire started in the garage. Leetonia Fire Department Assistant Chief Jason Hephner said both he and his brother were in the immediate area and arrived in three or four minutes, but the ...
A popular annual special section that the Salem News publishes is our Reader’s Choice edition listing nominees for “Best of the Best” businesses. Readers can use a full-page ballot that will appear on our upcoming pages including page A6 today listing 133 categories specific to ...
LEETONIA — The Leetonia school board has enlisted some help to address the behavioral needs of students for the 2020-2021 school year. The school board approved a one-year agreement with Red Zone Behavioral Health Services to provide a comprehensive approach to behavioral modification and ...
ANFIELD – The South Range school board has changed course and will now open the K-12 campus this fall with a hybrid of in-person and remote learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools Superintendent Bethany Carlson Tuesday night presented the revised plan which is now available ...
Attorneys Fred Naragon, left, and Larry Stacey strike light-hearted poses after meeting in the hallway of the county courthouse. (Salem News photo by Deanne Johnson)
LISBON — Columbiana County’s cities, villages and townships are going to receive significantly less in state funding next year because of a bill meant to punish communities that use traffic cameras to catch speeding motorists. As a result, all local communities and county commissioners ...
SALEM — The funding gap is getting smaller between last year’s income tax receipts and this year’s receipts under COVID-19, according to figures through July 31. “We’re still holding our own,” city Auditor Betty Brothers said Monday. During a meeting in mid-July, Mayor John ...
LISBON — After working for months to create a unified plan to reopen the schools after coronavirus closed them on March 16, Columbiana County school districts unveiled their plan this week. Although each school will be personalizing the plan for their own school district, the common plan ...
NEGLEY — A historic church in Middleton Township was lost due to a fire early Monday morning. By the time the fire was reported by a passerby, the Valley of Achor Baptist Church was engulfed by the flames. After receiving the call shortly after 1 a.m., the Negley Fire Department trucks ...
NEW WATERFORD — With plans in hand to restart the school year, the Crestview Local School District is asking parents to make a decision by noon Thursday if their child is returning to school or learning virtually. A letter to families asks for families to stay with whatever choice they make ...
SALEM — The city administration is working to relocate the veterans memorial from the corner of Lincoln and State to the grounds of city hall. The intention had always been to move the monument after it was learned the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation planned to sell the chamber ...
HANOVERTON — Incoming United High School students will be ranked differently for graduation honors. The United school board approved a change from the Top Ten honor system to a cum laude one beginning with the class of 2024. High School Principal Bill Young noted the change has been ...
CANAL FULTON – Three movie replica cars that used to belong to Ryan Sheridan, the former owner of Braking Point Recovery Center in Austintown, were sold at Skipco Auto Auction on Saturday. According to Lynzey Donahue of the U.S. Marshals, the 1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic customized as a ...
SALEM — Ventra Salem just helped add another layer of protection against COVID for students across the Kent State University system. The company, based in Salem, recently donated 1,000 plastic face shields that will be distributed to students and faculty on Kent campuses. The face shields ...
A curious Barret Kovacs of Columbus spent some time in his grandparents' garden Friday at their Guilford Lake home. The 2-year-old's mom, Brittany Kovacs, was raised in our area. His grandparents are Tina and Curt Sanlo. (Submitted photo)
LISBON — The revised village vacant building ordinance is one step closer to being approved. Village council this week passed the revised ordinance on second reading. The measure has to be passed on a third time before it takes effect. The 2018 law requires property owners in the downtown ...