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Salem council passes first reading honoring Earle Bruce

SALEM - The city council Thursday held the first reading of an ordinance which would rename a section of East Pershing Street in honor of a famous former Salem coach.  If approved, the proposed ordinance would give the section of East Pershing Street in front of Sebo Stadium between Lincoln and Ohio avenues the honorary designation “Earle Bruce Way” in memory of the eponymous hall of fame coach.  First discussed in an April 21 meeting of the public services committee, the honorary designation was proposed by Salem Athletic Hall of Fame Chairman Matt Mowery. At that meeting ...

Closure of Saltwell Road intersection extended

LISBON — The closure of Saltwell Road from state Route 45 to Dickey Drive has been extended nearly a week, with the road expected to reopen May 14. Lisbon Water Department Senior Plant Operator Chris Peterson announced the extended closure, saying the project to replace a collapsed sewer line is taking a little longer than expected. Originally, he thought they would be able to reopen the road today, but that’s no longer the case. Motorists in Lisbon trying to reach the post office, the Board of Elections, the Department of Job and Family Services, Veterans Service Commission ...

Lisbon council addresses ‘no parking’ sign

LISBON — Lisbon Village Council addressed a complaint about the recent appearance of a no parking sign on East Washington Street near Ketchum’s Kreations by agreeing to a temporary sign of no parking here to corner. That would leave room for at least two parking spots at the business, Mayor Peter Wilson said. The no parking here to corner will be a safe distance west of a nearby driveway to the east end of the business, which will allow parking in front of the business for now until village council has a chance to study the situation further. Business owner Tammy Ketchum spoke ...

Leetonia Family Fun Day

The Leetonia Exempted Village School District recently held its 6th annual Family Festival. The event featured a wide range of family friendly fun including inflatable slides and mazes, face painting, complimentary food and more. This year’s festival was initially slated to be held at Hendrick’s Family Stadium, but was moved into the gymnasium due to rain.

Funeral home owner takes to social media to promote funeral pre-planning

SALEM — The owner of a local funeral home is challenging the taboo around talking about death and increasing awareness of the benefits of funeral pre-planning through their viral social media videos. Dan Madden, the owner of Stark Memorial Funeral Home, said he has always maintained an ...

New Waterford man indicted for felony kidnapping

LISBON — A New Waterford man accused of kidnapping a woman from a daycare parking lot in Columbiana and forcing her to a secluded area while armed with a pistol is now facing a first-degree felony kidnapping charge, along with other charges. Jason N. Hartsough, 48, state Route 558, was one of a dozen defendants openly indicted Tuesday by the Columbiana County Grand Jury after a one-day session. Besides the kidnapping charge, the indictment against Hartsough includes a firearm specification, fourth-degree felony disrupting public services and misdemeanor assault. An affidavit in ...