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Bids for train depot renovation come in higher than expected

LISBON — Bids opened last week for the East Palestine train depot renovation all came in higher than the architect’s estimated cost, with Dynamic Structures of New Waterford submitting the lowest bid at $889,546. Columbiana County commissioners opened the bids last Wednesday, with part of ...

Lisbon council to continue discussion on several topics

LISBON — Topics expected to come up again at tonight’s Lisbon Village Council meeting include a strategic plan update, active transportation plan update, removal of the parking ticket boxes on downtown poles, the Willow Grove bridge project and the swimming pool. All the topics came up at ...

Perry Township’s new boom mower arrives

Perry Township’s newest addition to its fleet of maintenance equipment, a MowerMax boom mower, has arrived and entered service. Trustee Tony Ieropoli, pictured, said that the MowerMax’s boom arm has a 24-foot reach, three feet longer than the 21-foot reach of the township’s previous John ...

CAA Salem Health Center moving to larger facility on East Second Street

SALEM – The CAA Salem Health Center has made a move to accommodate the growing number of patients in the Salem area and surrounding communities. The new location at 600 E. Second St. is now open and new patients are welcomed, according to Jenna Wonner, COO of CAA Health, Behavioral Health ...

Quakertown Super Kids soap box derby races through Salem

SALEM — The annual Quakertown Super Kids soap box derby raced through Salem Saturday. The annual event celebrated its 20th anniversary in Salem. It has been held on the first Saturday in June every year since 2006 when it was brought to Salem by Race Director Janet Keene and her husband ...

Ax tax drive stalls again, campaign now aims for Nov. 2027 ballot

A proposed constitutional amendment to consider abolishing property taxes in Ohio won’t be on the Nov. 3 ballot because the group collecting signatures has again failed to get enough people to sign petitions. This is the second year in a row that the Committee to Abolish Ohio Property ...