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West Branch school board to seek levy for capital improvements

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BELOIT – The West Branch school board is asking residents for money to complete capital improvement projects. The board is seeking a 1-mill, five-year permanent improvement levy on the November ballot. If approved, the levy will generate $440,000 annually. The cost to homeowners would be $35 per year per $100,000 of home value, or approximately $2.92 per month. Permanent improvement funds may only be used for projects such as building repairs and renovations, safety and security upgrades, infrastructure improvements, equipment purchases, and other capital expenses. These funds ...

REAL ESTATE

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Butler Township Amy Beth Sanor to Richard Taylor and Rebecca Clark, home on Carey Road; $265,000 Columbiana Mark A. Huston (successor) to John W. Weaver, home on Lucretia Lane; $350,000 Holly Short to Stephen W. and Jamie L. Sinn, home on Bell Avenue; $269,500 East Liverpool Imagine Your Image LLC to John and Nanci Carr, home on Thompson Avenue; $49,900 Carl and Shirley Johnson to Darlene Kane, other residential structures on West Ninth Street; $2,000 East Palestine James L. and Tina L. Freeman to Stephen Alan Worley, home on West Street; $135,000 Liverpool ...

Salem Concert Series to feature The Chardon Polka Band

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“The Most Feared and Powerful Polka Band in the Industry,” The Chardon Polka Band will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at Waterworth Memorial Park in Salem. Known for their eccentric style, audience participation and polka-rock covers of songs, this band puts a new twist on polka. Admission is ...

Local bread company to close

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YOUNGSTOWN — Schwebel Baking Company, a Mahoning Valley institution founded in 1906, plans to end operations after the Fourth of July holiday, the company announced Wednesday in a news release. “The Schwebel’s brand has been known for the highest quality of bread, buns and other bakery products for over 100 years, and we are devastated to reach the point where liquidation is the only remaining option,” said Steve Cooper, Schwebel’s CEO. “We’ve worked with our advisers for several months to identify a buyer or investment source, however despite significant efforts to adapt ...

On the calendar

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SAT/6-20 Boardman DARE Singles Group, putt-putt at Sports World, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Chester Kids fish tournament, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Chester Newell Sportsman’s Club; for ages 15 and under Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 30 percent off all bottoms. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. Squeaky Wheel Theater Company’s presentation of Annie, 2 p.m., Columbiana Arts Theater (The CAT); tickets at www.AtTheCAT.com. Damascus Damascus Methodist Community ...

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Highway Patrol — David Foster, 58, Alliance, was cited for failure to control following a one-vehicle crash on state Route 644 in Franklin Township at 5:37 p.m. June 8 in which he was southeastbound and drove off the right side of the roadway, striking a guardrail. No injuries were reported. — Samuel Joseph Bryan, 35, East Liverpool, was cited for right of way when turning left following a two-vehicle crash on Lisbon Road at Sue Drive in Center Township at 8:06 a.m. June 10 in which he was northbound and failed to yield while turning left, pulling into the path of a southbound ...