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Goshen Twp. awards bid for Ohio Public Works Commission project

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP — Township trustees have awarded the bid for the their Ohio Public Works Commission project. Goshen Township received a total of seven bids for this year’s OPWC project, which will pave the section of Diagonal Road between Duck Creek and Middletown roads. In a special meeting Monday, trustees selected the bid from North Lima-based contractor R T Vernal Paving & Excavating for $164,975.50. R T Vernal was the lowest bidder. The other bids received including $205,796 from Phillips Paving, $192,999 from the Shelly Company, $190,039 from Barbicas Construction ...

Salem school board approves revised five-year forecast

SALEM — The Salem school board approved a revised five-year forecast in a June 29 special meeting. Typically, Ohio school districts present and approve a five-year forecast twice each year. However, in the wake of major changes to public school funding in the state, Treasurer Mike Douglas presented the board with a revised forecast projecting a mixed financial future for the district. The forecast projects annual increases to the district’s end of year cash balance for the three years with a projected final balance for fiscal year 2026 of $9,677,528, an approximately 17% increase ...

Columbiana celebrates America 250 with art show

COLUMBIANA – The America 250 celebration continued in Columbiana with the Student Art & Speech Competition. Idabelle’s Gathering Place at Firestone Park hosted the art show with the student speeches reflecting on our nation’s past and the hope for the future. The following high school ...

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P.E.R.I. of Mahoning County to meet Aug. 4 The Public Employee Retirees (P.E.R.I.) of Mahoning County Chapter 18 will meet at noon Aug. 4 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 Western Reserve Road for a cost of $20. Reservations are due by July 28 by contacting: Janice, 330-259-8756; Carol, 330-758-5239; or Diane, 330-547-9612. Anyone with dietary restrictions, advise the person taking the reservation. Guest speaker will be Traci Manning, curator of education at The Mahoning Valley Historical Society in celebration of America 250. She will present historical facts about the area. ...