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U.S. Route 30 closure for pavement rehabilitation

Starting Monday, U.S. Route 30 will close at the state Route 11/U.S. Route 30 interchange in West Point for 45 days. The closure includes the section of U.S. Route 30 from state Route 45 to the state Route 11 northbound on- and off-ramps. Additionally, the ramp from state Route 11 to U.S. Route 30 and the eastbound U.S. Route 30 ramp will close as part of this phase of the project. The detour is from state Route 11 to state Route 154 west, back to U.S. Route 30. This work is the first of five phases of the project. Following this closure, the state Route 11 northbound ramps will ...

Roxy Theatre Players to present Simon’s ‘Rumors’

Minerva’s Roxy Theatre Players will present Neil Simon’s “Rumors,” on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1-3, at 7 p.m. “Rumors” is a fast-paced farce in which four couples are invited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of New York Deputy Mayor Charlie Brock and his wife, Myra. ...

Seventh annual Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Dining Experience

The seventh annual Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Dining Experience was held Tuesday with 14 local businesses participating across 13 stops downtown including Grizzly Bean Coffee, Ricky’s English Pub, Ezio’s Italian Restaurant, the O.G., Salty Mama’s Snacking Boards, Mike’s ...

CCCTC presents Community Partner Awards

LISBON – The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center Board of Education and Superintendent Jeremy Corbisello presented the first annual Community Partner Awards to deserving businesses and individuals this summer at the CCCTC’s July board meeting. The awards were a vision that ...

Honor Society GPA, personnel matters before Southern Local board

SALINEVILLE – An increase in the cumulative grade point averages required for honor cords awarded to Southern Local High School graduates and induction to the National Honor Society was among matters before the Southern Local Board of Education on Sept. 8. The board agreed to raise the ...

Columbiana County commissioner addresses assault at courthouse

LISBON — Commissioner Mike Halleck touched on the assault incident that occurred on the second floor of the Columbiana County Courthouse during the commissioners’ meeting Wednesday. “Best wishes to Mr. Boyd and Mr. Thorn who were injured in all this,” he said. He also commented he thought that was the first time something like that happened in all the years he’s been in the courthouse. A defendant who had just been sentenced to a year in prison in county Common Pleas Court for several felony charges, including aggravated assault, was being escorted down the second-floor ...