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One dead, another hospitalized after vehicle crashes into building

SALEM (WKBN) — Police in Salem are at the scene of a crash where a car drove into a building, killing the driver Saturday afternoon. Ohio State Highway Patrol Lisbon Post dispatch said the car crashed into Perry Township Garage on Depot Road sometime before 5 p.m. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was airlifted to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown for their injuries. The extent of their injuries is unknown at this time. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Salem High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductees

The 21st class of the Salem High School Athletic Hall of Fame had their names etched in district history at the annual induction ceremony Thursday. This year’s hall of fame class includes standouts from across five decades and every aspect of Salem High School athletics. This year’s class ...

Salem Downtown Dining Experience returns for seventh year

SALEM – The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce’s sponsored Downtown Dining Experience is scheduled for 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. To date, this event has raised over $150,000 for United Way Services of Northern Columbiana County agencies to help people in Salem and the surrounding ...

West Branch to remain in the black for next three years

BELOIT — The West Branch Local School District is projected to remain in the black for the next three years before trending into the red amid ongoing funding uncertainty for Ohio’s public schools. During the school board’s August meeting, Treasurer Lucas Cooper presented the board with a forecast which continues to project a mixed financial future for the district. Cooper stressed that while the goal is always to make the projections within the forecast as accurate as possible, it is based on current school funding conditions which are liable to change over the next five years ...

Lisbon man gets nine years for 2025 shooting in Madison Twp.

LISBON — A Lisbon man who pleaded guilty recently to felonious assault, tampering with evidence and a firearm specification related to a 2025 shooting in Madison Township must serve at least nine years in prison. Hunter Congrove, 23, state Route 45, could face a maximum 12 years in prison if the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections chooses to keep him inside at the end of the nine years, dependent on his behavior in jail. Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton advised Congrove it’s up to him, telling him he’s very young and there are things he ...

Man serving 39 years for baseball bat attack has separate case reset

LISBON — A former Columbiana man in prison for at least 39 years for attempting to kill a woman with a baseball bat and then setting her home on fire last year had his plea hearing for a separate case of menacing and attempted intimidations reset to 1 p.m. Sept. 28. Frederick L. Harroff, 67, appeared via Zoom from the Lake Erie Correctional Center for a hearing Friday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. His defense attorney, T. Robert Bricker, indicated the intention was a plea and his client wanted to argue for a concurrent vs. consecutive ...