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East Liverpool to search options for winter salt purchase

EAST LIVERPOOL – East Liverpool will be searching for other options for winter salt. Safety Service Director Bill Jones informed council members during Monday’s meeting the city received notice of a significant price increase for road salt for the 2026-2027 winter season. Jones told council members that last year’s price under the State of Ohio Salt Purchasing Contract for the 2025-2026 season was $58 per ton. This year there has been a 262% increase, with this year’s price at $151.85 per ton. The contract East Liverpool has with the state is for 2,000 tons, which would cost ...

Driver ID’d in pedestrian fatal in Perry Township

SALEM — The driver involved in a fatal vehicle/pedestrian crash near the Salem Golf Club on state Route 45 on June 18 has been identified as Gage M. Palmer, 23, Steubenville, according to the recently issued Ohio State Highway Patrol report. Palmer was northbound on state Route 45 at 6:17 p.m. when his Oldsmobile 88 traveled off of the right side of the roadway, struck the pedestrian, then drove back onto the roadway to the right and struck a culvert. The pedestrian was identified as Amanda Jane Speigle, 35, East Perry Street, Salem, who was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital, ...

Liverpool Township issues no parking order

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP — The Liverpool Township Board of Trustees and Road Supervisor Chris Bosworth are requiring all vehicles to be parked off the road for the streets including in this year’s chip and seal program. The no parking will be in effect July 17 through 22. It includes the following streets: Florance Avenue, Sherwood Avenue, Margaret Street, Gladys Avenue, Ada Street, Boring Lane, Cyrus Avenue, 8th Avenue, 7th Avenue, Spring Street, 6th Avenue, Watson Alley, 5th Avenue, 3rd Avenue, 4th Avenue, Hunter Avenue, Broken Avenue, Simms Alley, Homestead Avenue, LaCroft Avenue, ...

On the calendar

WED/7-8 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Woodworth Park, 7 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 County Columbiana County comissioners meeting, 9 a.m., downtown courthouse, Lisbon. Columbiana County Veterans Service Commission, 10 a.m., CCVSC office East Liverpool Friends of the Carnegie Public Library book sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Carnegie Library’s Community Room East Palestine East Palestine Library, Health Coaches for Hypertension Control, 11 a.m.; Drop-In Book Club, 6:30 p.m. Hanoverton United school board, 5:30 p.m., conference room Lisbon Arc Class with Jacob ...

Community Briefs

Park district budget hearing The Columbiana County Park District will hold a public hearing on the 2027 budget on at 5:15 p.m. Monday at the park office at 130 Maple St., Lisbon, Ohio. The purpose of the hearing is an opportunity for the public to provide comments on the proposed budget. For further information call the park office at 330-424-9078 or by email at info@columbianacountyparkdistrict.org. The park district’s regular meeting will follow at 5:30 p.m. Monday, also at the office. Grace Church Rummage Sale Grace Church, 140 S. Main St., Columbiana, will host a Multi-Family ...

Dulci-More to host Colin Beasley July 13

SALEM — Dulci-More: Folk & Traditional Musicians will host Colin Beasley at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 13 in the Meeting Room of the Dale Shaffer Research Library of the Salem Historical Society, 239 S. Lundy Ave. Parking is available in the municipal lot across Lundy. The building is ...