Salem celebrated Independence Day Thursday at Waterworth Memorial Park with fun for the whole family including bounce houses and inflatable slides and basketball, and face painting sponsored by the parks department ahead of the annual fireworks show at dusk. The celebrations also included the ...

SALEM — Julie Needs, Sustainable Opportunity Development (SOD) Center and Elevate Building Solution executive director, updated the economic development committee on quarters one and two of 2025 Wednesday. Through June 30, Elevate has issued 83 building permits and conducted 87 inspections ...

SALEM — The police department’s newest full-time officer was sworn in Monday. Chip Hank was sworn in as a full-time officer Monday by City Council President Sara Baronzzi. Hank will be leaving the city’s Planning and Zoning Officer position vacant —he served since 2016 vacant, But ...

LISBON — Lisbon Mayor Peter Wilson talked to Columbiana County commissioners Wednesday about establishing a countywide building department. Wilson pointed out how the cities of Salem and Columbiana and the village of Leetonia all use Elevate Building Solutions, a company which was created ...

LISBON — Columbiana County voters this fall will be asked to renew a 0.3-mill levy to support mental health services for another 10 years. County commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday to place the renewal levy on the Nov. 4 ballot in response to a request by the Columbiana County ...

SALEM — City Council approved updates to the city’s animal ordinance Tuesday. The city’s animal ordinance has been discussed extensively since last year, with proposals to implement a permitting process to keep any animals “not universally recognized as a pet or companion animal,” ...