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Rulli far outdistances Dem opponent in funding for Congress race

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli has significantly more money in his campaign account than his Democratic challenger. After contested primaries for the Democratic and Republican nominations, Rulli, R-Salem, had $284,711 in his campaign fund as of June 30. In comparison, Elizabeth Kirtley of New Philadelphia, who won the Democratic primary in the 6th District to challenge Rulli, reported $1,068 in her fund as of June 30. Recent second quarter campaign finance reports, for the period between April 16 and June 30, show Rulli, who is seeking his second full two-year term after winning a special ...

Haze hangs around

Haze from the Canadian wildfire smoke sits over Lisbon Friday afternoon. The Air Quality Index was in the very unhealthy range but falling on Friday. Better air quality conditions were set to return on Saturday. (Photo by Michael Burich)

Multiple departments respond to Perry Township house fire

PERRY TOWNSHIP — Multiple fire departments responded to a fire at a Perry Township residence Thursday. According to the Salem Fire Department’s report, the Salem department responded to a structure fire at 419 Benton Road at 12:50 p.m. Thursday to provide automatic aid to the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department. Due to a lack of available personnel from Perry Township, the Salem Fire Department served as the primary responding agency with automatic aid received from the Perry Township, Green Township, Winona, and Damascus fire departments. When firefighters arrived, light ...

Goshen Township trustees review upcoming expenses

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP — The board of trustees reviewed several upcoming expenses in its meeting Tuesday. Police Chief John Calko told the trustees he’d obtained quotes from three companies to potentially provide supplemental IT services to bring the township into compliance with the requirements of House Bill 96 regarding cybersecurity. He said that all three ranged from $25,000 to $27,000 before equipment costs and suggested arranging a meeting with the township’s current IT provider to discuss potentially providing the supplemental services directly rather than retaining a ...

Columbiana County Park District adjusts social media page

LISBON — “The Columbiana County Park District” is the new official Facebook page for the county park district after several social media address changes the past several months. District commissioner Neal Bayless, who’s been working on the district’s social media presence since joining the board last month, suggested the new name and the rest of the board agreed. “Hopefully we can work out the oversight details so we don’t have to go through this ever again,” he said. The original Facebook page did not have “the” in front of the name, but the board no longer had ...

Salem fire hydrant flushing to start Sunday night

SALEM — The city’s annual fire hydrant flushing will begin Sunday. The utilities commission announced in its meeting Thursday that the utilities department will begin the city’s annual fire hydrant flushing at 10 p.m. Sunday. Flushing will continue through Thursday night. Following the initial period, additional flushing will continue during daytime hours over the next few weeks as permitted by weather conditions. According to a statement from the utilities department, while hydrant flushing is ongoing, residents may experience discolored water, low water pressure, or air ...