SALEM—The women won’t be together for a night out this year at the Salem Community Center, but they can hang out virtually and win a designer purse over 10 days in October. Tickets went on sale Sept. 1 for the 10th SCC Women’s Night Out to support children’s programming and the SCC ...

LISBON — The county sheriff’s office will take over the security duties at county municipal court starting Sept. 21. Sheriff Ray Stone confirmed he was asked by the judges and county Commissioner Mike Halleck to take over the security duties just like they did at the county courthouse 18 ...

SALEM — Police are investigating a robbery and assault that took place late Thursday in the area of North Lundy Avenue and Sugartree Alley. Salem Police Detective Dave Talbert said the victim, a 41-year-old man, used the ATM at KeyBank at Second and Broadway and was walking home, traveling ...

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s latest report cards for school districts don’t have the usual performance rankings and some other key indicators, after school closures and legislative changes related to the coronavirus affected the state’s system for reporting and accountability. State testing ...

EAST PALESTINE — Over the past few years, village council and the planning commission have worked toward putting a vacant structure ordinance into the zoning code. Looking for ways to make improvements to the village, an easy place to look was Main Street, where there have been a plethora of ...

SALEM— The Smucker House at 271 S. Broadway, Salem, was left to the women of Salem but available to clubs, organizations, and individuals to rent. The house is maintained by the Salem Federation of Women’s Clubs. Current members are the Salem Book Club which originated in 1910, the Salem ...

BELOIT — The West Branch school board appointed a new member Thursday night. The board unanimously appointed Bryan Hobbins to complete the term that ends Dec. 31, 2021. He is replacing longtime member John Wallace who resigned last month. He will be sworn in at the next regular board ...

LEETONIA — Mayor Kevin Siembida is asking residents to fill out a survey expected with their next water bill regarding what type of service line comes into their home— either lead, galvanized, copper or other material. His hope is to use that information to get those lines replaced, if ...

Salem Police Patrolman Vincent DeRose stands still while his stepmother, Lisa DeRose, pins his new badge into place Wednesday after he’s sworn in by Salem Mayor John Berlin as the city’s newest full-time officer. His father, Jeffrey DeRose, can be seen in the background. A 2015 graduate of ...

LISBON — While many businesses closed for various amounts of time when the coronavirus first appeared in Ohio, at least one local excavator, Mint Cook, came to the Board of Health Wednesday to voice his displeasure with the decisions made. Cook said he was told he could not work, like on a ...

Ohio’s public health order in response to the pandemic doesn’t bar President Donald J. Trump, or any other politician, from gathering thousands of supporters indoors for campaign rallies, according to Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration. Campaigns can ignore the state’s mask mandate, ...

Salem firefighters trained Wednesday in the city hall parking lot with a pair of cars loaned to them by Sinsley Towing, working on stabilization and extrication techniques and trying out new battery-operated cutters and spreaders, known as jaws. Captain Shawn Mesler said the battery-operated ...

LISBON — Eight deaths from the past three weeks of residents of a long-term care facility have been linked to the coronavirus. According to the county health department, the eight deaths were entered at the same time into the Ohio Disease Reporting System instead of as they occurred. The ...

SALEM — The city health department keeps receiving grants, so Health Commissioner Alanna Stainbrook said she’s finding ways to spend the money. She updated city health board members on the status of the grants from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, noting it ...

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Tim Ginter (R-Salem) Wednesday announced House Bill 341 combating the opioid crisis has been signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine. Ginter, as the primary sponsor of the bill, has pushed for this legislation. The bill is a multifaceted and continued effort in combating ...

ZANESVILLE — Vice President Mike Pence made a campaign stop in the area Wednesday evening, holding a “Workers for Trump” event at the Muskingum County Fairgrounds. Pence’s speech — in front of a large crowd that continued to fill the overflow area even after he started speaking — ...

Drew Green mans the cannon fired after the Salem Quakers football team scored in the game against Carrollton this year. (Salem News photo by Gary Leininger)

Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday and said it plans to begin its season the Oct. 23-24 weekend. Each team ...

SALEM - There won't be a single hauler trash program in Salem at this time, per city council Tuesday. City council members voted 5-2 against sending a proposed contract to the law director for review so bids could be sought, ending for now the idea supported by Mayor John Berlin and ...

SALEM- City council agreed Tuesday to approve new three-year contracts regarding benefits for each of the four unions representing city employees. Unions representing the police, fire, utilities and service department workers (including traffic and safety, parks, income tax and city hall ...