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East Palestine school board approves classified union contract

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine School District classified staff will receive a 75 cents per hour raise in their new two-year agreement approved by the board of education this month. The Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE) union raise is for each year of the contract. The new contract is effective July of this year through June of 2028. With the raise factored in the new salary schedule for union members in 2027 starts at $14.27 per hour for instruction monitor aides with zero years of experience and ends at $19.01 per hour for instruction monitor aides with 30 ...

New Waterford seeking water plant supervisor

NEW WATERFORD — The Village of New Waterford is working to fill the water plant supervisor position. Village Council approved Brandon Gates’ resignation during the August regular meeting. Gates served as the water plant supervisor for nearly seven years before tendering his resignation. Mayor Shane Patrone said after the meeting that Gates submitted his resignation due to accepting a position with the City of Salem’s water department. “The position is temporarily filled while we work toward training another certified operator,” Patrone said. In other matters during ...

Knox school building to re-open Monday following threat investigation

BELOIT — The Knox school building will re-open Monday following threats directed toward the building online. The building will remain closed today. It has been closed since Wednesday after the West Branch Local School District was notified of threats of violence posted online which remain under investigation. Superintendent Matthew Manley said that the building, which houses the district’s preschool, Small Wonder Daycare, and classrooms utilized by the Columbiana County Educational Service Center, will re-open on Monday. A police officer will be stationed at the building from 6 ...

ELFD raising funds for breast cancer through T-shirt sales

EAST LIVERPOOL — After about a three-year absence, the East Liverpool Fire Department has brought back its Fire Department Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies. The shirts and hoodies are only available for purchase for a limited time, and the proceeds from the sale of the shirts will be donated to local breast cancer organizations. The pink T-shirts and hoodies will say East Liverpool Fire Department with a pink ribbon on the back and the East Liverpool Local 24 emblem on the front. The deadline to purchase the shirts is Sept. 13 at 11:59 p.m. The ...

On the calendar

FRI/8-28 Calcutta Basement Sale, Chinese Auction and Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 15851 Long’s Run Church Road Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 75 percent off entire store. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool Basement Sale, , 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Long’s Run Trinity Presbyterian Church, 15851 Long’s Church Road Fish dinner, 4-7 p.m., Second Baptist Church, 1091 Pennsylvania Ave.; fish, mac and cheese and green beans for $14 VFW Post 66 Bingo, 6:30 p.m.; 25 cents a ...

Northwest Ordinance Lecture Series to be presented at East Liverpool library

EAST LIVERPOOL – The East Liverpool Community Partnership for Revitalization (ELCPR) will sponsor a four-part Northwest Ordinance Lecture Series this fall at Carnegie Public Library, bringing together noted authors, historians, and experts to explore the events that shaped the Northwest ...