Community briefs

July 11, 2026

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. ...

Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Gallery of Art celebrates art throughout America

July 11, 2026

The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Gallery of Art is celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial with a special themed exhibition celebrating art throughout America, and asking artists and audience to reflect on what America means to them. The exhibition features the work of Gary Wyatt, Matt ...

Lisbon Landmark Foundation to host boxed lunch fundraiser

July 10, 2026

LISBON – The Lisbon Landmark Foundation will hold a “Yankee Doodle Boxed Lunch” fundraiser July 18 to raise money to restore historic buildings in the village’s downtown. The lunch features a classic Dagwood Sandwich (roast beef, turkey, ham, cheddar and Swiss cheeses and all the ...

County commissioners approve 2027 budget nearly $1.5M higher than this year

July 10, 2026

LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners approved a general fund tax budget for next year that’s nearly $1.5 million higher than the general fund appropriations for this year. But they’ll still need to cut budget requests by $390,947 to hit the mark the auditor says they can spend next year in the general fund. “The requests are always much more than we’re given,” Commissioner Mike Halleck said. The projected income totals $28,376,130 while the funding requests from the various offices dependent on the general fund total $28,767,077, for a difference of $390,947. ...

East Liverpool council president passes away

July 10, 2026

EAST LIVERPOOL — John Torma, East Liverpool City Council President, passed away on July 8 at the age of 72. Torma has served the East Liverpool community council president for more than 30 years. Council member John Mercer, who will serve as president pro-tem over the city council until a replacement is selected, plans to honor Torma’s memory with a moment of silence at the Aug. 3 council meeting. According to Kim Fusco, Columbiana County Board of Elections director, said per Ohio Revised Code since Torma ran as an Independent and did not have a committee selected to pick ...

Salem council approves new contract with police union

July 10, 2026

SALEM — City council approved a new collective bargaining agreement for the Salem Police Department in its meeting Tuesday. Following an approximately 30-minute executive session council unanimously voted to approve a resolution authorizing Mayor Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey and City Service Safety Director Joe Cappuzzello to execute a new collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council with the emergency clause. Cappuzzello said the new agreement has a term of three years and will see union employees receive a 3.5% pay increase retroactive to July ...