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Salem High School Fall Homecoming Court

The members of the 2026 Salem High School Fall Homecoming Court have already begun preparing for the homecoming dance on Oct. 3. The court will be recognized during the football game against Marlington on Oct. 2. This year’s homecoming king and queen will be announced during halftime. Shown ...

Property owners reminded about second-half real estate taxes

LISBON — Columbiana County property owners are reminded the deadline for paying their second-half real estate tax bills falls on Oct. 2, which is next Friday. County Treasurer Bryan Blakeman talked about the deadline during the county commissioners meeting Wednesday, saying he did a quick check in the morning and learned there have been more than 1,000 online payments so far using the new online payment system. Tax payments must be received by the due date or postmarked by the due date to avoid any statutory penalties. The new online payment platform is operational through ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas NEW CASES Stephen D. Kadar, Parkview Drive, Wellsville, and Allison N. Kadar, Damper Road, Wellsville; dissolution sought. Elizabeth A. Brown, Tomahawk Drive, Negley, vs. Original Roadhouse Inc., Youngstown, and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Columbus; appeal of claim denial. Salem Community Hospital, 1995 E. State St., Salem, vs. Jack L. Smalley; collection sought of alleged $21,794 debt. MidFirst Bank, Oklahoma City, Okla. vs. Sarah Standish, Maple Hill Road, Salineville, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Salineville property. Carrington Mortgage ...

Friends of the Banquet to sponsor Banquet in Salem

The Dine In or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem will be served from 5 p.m. until the food is gone Monday at the Salem Memorial Building, sponsored by Friends of the Banquet. The menu will include sloppy joe’s augratin potatoes, green beans, applesauce, fresh vegetables and fruit, mandarin oranges. Dine in will park in designated area behind the building and proceed to front door. Drive thru will line up in lot behind the building; one meal per individuals in the vehicle. No parking in the library lot. For information or to sponsor a Banquet call Patty Colian at 330-831-2169; visit ...

Mount Union lecture to feature NASA astronaut

ALLIANCE — The University of Mount Union will host Cpt. Scott Kelly, a history-making astronaut, for its annual Schooler Lecture on Thursday, April 22, 2027. Kelly, whose bestselling memoir was optioned for a major motion picture by Sony, is a former NASA astronaut and retired United ...

Trump’s Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstruction

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza as President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan struggles to stay afloat. At a meeting of the group’s board in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, the governors unveiled a 66-project blueprint to get things started while acknowledging enormous hurdles that must still be overcome. The projects include ambitious infrastructure, education and health initiatives that are designed to support Trump’s 20-point plan to ...