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Liverpool signs find a way to support business

EAST LIVERPOOL-As part of the revitalization process for the historic downtown area in East Liverpool, two wayfinding signs have just been installed in the downtown area to help direct people walking through downtown to businesses located in the area. The wayfinding signs, which have ...

Salem Chamber recognizes Home Instead

The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce held its Business After Hours and celebrated the one-year anniversary of Home Instead in Salem at Courtyard Square Wednesday. The event featured healthcare and senior resources from several local providers including: Brown Funeral Home, Expand Health at Home, ...

Salem library documents USA’s past

SALEM—The Salem Public Library and the Salem Community Theater will team up Friday to offer an immersive historical presentation in celebration of America’s semiquincentennial. The Library and the Community Theatre will come together to present “an evening dedicated to heroes of American Democracy” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at the library according to a press release. The event will feature a full cast of figures from American history “who made significant contributions to the ‘American Experiment’” portrayed by library staff, patrons, members of the Salem Community ...

Wellsville council looks at cost to bury cremains

WELLSVILLE – Village council is considering added a cost to bury cremains in an occupied grave. Council members recently agreed to have an ordinance drafted that would charge $350 on top of the grave opening and closing costs to bury cremains in an occupied grave at Springhill Cemetery. Council member Mike Lombardozzi told council members that currently if someone wants to bury the cremains of a relative in the occupied grave of another relative, they are only charged the fee for opening and closing the grave. He said other cemeteries are charging half the original cost of the ...

Man charged in ink pen attack found not guilty by reason of insanity

LISBON — A Washingtonville man found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2024 for felonious assault and other charges will remain on conditional release in the community. David Kirby, 34, West Main Street, appeared recently in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for a mandatory one-year review hearing regarding the conditional release, with Judge Megan Bickerton noting he’s still a mentally ill person based on a report from the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio. She found that the least restrictive commitment alternative available consistent with the welfare of the ...

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

CPR CLASSES SCHEDULED FOR JULY NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — The Hancock County Health Dept. will offer Basic Life Support and Heartsaver classes in July. The BLS class which includes CPR and AED training geared toward healthcare worked is slated from 9 a.m. to noon on July 7. A written exam is mandatory. Cost is $25. The Heartsaver class which includes first aid, CPR and AED training will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on July 28. Cost is $50. Written exam is optional. A student handbook will be available for $5. Call (304) 564-3343 to be added to the schedule. SOUTHERN LOCAL BOE ...