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The Light Shines for the Young at Heart

Kay Rambo, pictured, led Thursday’s Young at Heart group at Long’s Run Trinity Presbyterian Church. The full house of participants enjoyed lunch, sang “You are my Sunshine” and played games for prizes. The next program is July 9 at 12:30 p.m. and the group will be having a beach party. ...

Patriotism on display

Artist Sara Gordon, a muralist from Rogers, recently completely this mural on the west wall of the Lisbon Veterans of Foreign Wars Wilfred Clunk Post 4111 building along East Lincoln Way in Lisbon. Commissioned by the VFW as a gift to the community to honor veterans, the mural includes the ...

Lisbon school board approves salary increases for classified staff

LISBON — Classified workers in the Lisbon school district recently received the same salary increases as the teachers, with a 3% wage increase starting July 1, 2026, a 2.5% wage increase the following year and then another 3% wage increase starting July 1, 2028. Classified personnel include the secretaries, bus drivers, custodians, aides and cooks. The Lisbon school board approved the classified agreement during the June regular meeting, with Superintendent Joe Siefke saying the classified staff is treated no differently than the teachers. “They got a raise the same as the ...

Salem loses attempt to challenge annexation denial

LISBON —The Supreme Court of Ohio recently passed on hearing a case regarding a proposed annexation on Beechwood Road, with the city of Salem losing its attempt to challenge the denial of the annexation the city required for water and sewer service. “Upon consideration of the jurisdictional memoranda filed in this case, the court declines to accept jurisdiction of the appeal,” the one-line entry signed by Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy said. The city of Salem filed the notice of appeal in April to challenge a 2-1 decision by the Seventh District Court of Appeals which denied ...

Buckeye Water District shares audit results

WELLSVILLE – The results for the Buckeye Water District (BWD) 2022-2023 audit were shared during Thursday’s trustees meeting. Tiffany Chetock, BWD fiscal officer, shared that following the exit conference with the Ohio State Auditor’s office on May 21, the audit results revealed no citations, no findings for recovery, no deficiencies in internal controls, no material weaknesses and no instances of noncompliance with laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements. Chetock noted that during the exit interview, the auditor of state’s office said the BWD had achieved the ...

Employers sought for four-county wage, benefit survey

Lake to River Economic Development is asking employers in Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties to participate in a comprehensive wage and benefit survey designed to give the region’s businesses a clearer picture of local compensation trends. The survey collects detailed, position-level data on wages, salaries and benefit offerings from employers throughout the four-county region. Categories covered include base pay, bonus and incentive structures, health and retirement benefits, paid time off and remote work policies. The resulting dataset will give participants a ...