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Salem utilities department invites community to open house

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SALEM — The utilities department is inviting the public to learn about the upgrades which have been made to the city’s wastewater treatment plant during an upcoming open house. During the utilities commission’s September meeting, the commissioners announced that the department will host an open house at the wastewater treatment plant at 4 p.m. Oct. 15 following the commission’s next meeting. The open house will offer attendees an opportunity to take guided tours of the plant and learn about the upgrades made across the facility over the last several years. Attendees will ...

Engineering to begin on Columbiana traffic signals update

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COLUMBIANA — Engineering is expected to begin this fall for the traffic signal upgrades at the state Routes 14, 46 and 146 intersection. Columbiana City Council approved an agreement on Sept. 15 with the Ohio Department of Transportation to do the project. ODOT announced last year that it was awarding $1.45 million in funding for the traffic signal upgrades through the Small Cities Program. City Manager Lance Willard said that the city is only responsible for five percent of the cost of the project. With engineering beginning this fall construction is expected to begin in ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A suspicious vehicle was reported at 9:02 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Morris Road, Elkrun Township. A deputy came across a white Amazon van that matched the caller’s description and saw no other vans. — A deputy at 7:16 p.m. Wednesday spoke with a woman on Holmeswood Drive, Butler Township, in reference to her 17-year-old grandson driving a dirt bike on the public roadways without a license plate or valid driver’s license. She was advised if her grandson is observed operating the dirt bike on public roadways, he will receive a citation and the dirt bike ...

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Salem Community Day Salem will hold a Community Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Lincoln Plaza. The event will feature the police department’s K-9 unit, as well as the street, parks and health departments. There will be hot dogs, chips, water and ice cream. CCCTC first semester parent teacher conferences The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center will hold its 2026-2027 first semester parent teacher conferences on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 2:15 to 8:45 p.m. To schedule a conference with your student’s teachers, contact the school at 330-424-9561 Ext. 110 and speak to ...

THE COURTS

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Common Pleas NEW CASES Regina L. Ward, Pancake Clarkson Road, Negley, vs. Dollar General Corporation, Goodlettsville, Tenn. and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Columbus; appeal of claim denial. Finwise Bank, Chicago, Ill., vs. Jason Blystone, Ohio Avenue, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $4,093 debt. Robert D. Trummer, Hampton Place, Salem, vs. Unemployment Compensation Review Commission, Columbus, et al.; appeal of claim denial. LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Jason Starcher, Hartley Road, Salem; collection sought of alleged $37,802 debt. LVNV ...

Salem Bible Methodist Church Fall 2026 Revival

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Salem Bible Methodist Church, 1647 N. Ellsworth Ave., will host its Fall 2026 Revival with Dan and Michelle Durkee Oct. 7 through 11. Nightly services will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 through 10 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 11 at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.. For information contact Pastor David Crosley at ...