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Salem council approves union contracts with firefighters, municipal employees

SALEM — City council approved two new union contracts in its meeting Tuesday. Following a near hour-long executive session for the discussion of personnel matters council unanimously approved collective bargaining agreements with Salem Firefighters Local 283 of the International Association of Firefighters, and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2701, which represents employees of the street, traffic and safety, and parks departments as well as some city hall personnel. Councilman Jim Harrington, who chairs the city’s finance committee, ...

Man sentenced for impaired driving has case remanded to trial court

LISBON — A man sentenced to prison last year for allegedly being impaired during a 2023 crash which seriously injured a woman is out of jail after an appeals court agreed his blood sample wasn’t refrigerated properly. Christopher C. Mele, 66, Lucretia Lane, Columbiana, appeared for a status hearing Friday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court with his defense attorney David Betras before Judge Megan Bickerton. The case was remanded back to the trial court after the recent ruling by the Seventh District Court of Appeals. A new trial date was set for 9 a.m. Oct. 13 in Common ...

DTF recovers suspected cocaine during warrant execution in East Liverpool

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Columbiana County Drug Task Force (DTF) assisted by East Liverpool police officers recovered trafficking amounts of suspected cocaine Wednesday. Officers also recovered a digital scale and packaging material consistent with trafficking during the warrant execution at ...

Goshen Township trustees approve bids for salt storage building repairs

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP — The board of trustees approved two quotes for repairs to the township’s salt storage building in a special meeting Thursday. The trustees voted unanimously to approve an $8,600 quote from Wecover Building Systems for repairs to the roof of the township’s salt storage building, which was damaged during severe storms on July 3. Board of Trustees Chair Shawn Mesler said that the township’s salt storage building was a hoop type and that the storm had nearly torn the roof off completely. The trustees also voted unanimously to approve a $5,500 quote from ...

On the calendar

SAT/7-25 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Firestone Farms in Columbiana, 6 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 40 percent off all tops. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center open for visitors 1–5 p.m. East Palestine EPHS Class of 1958 picnic, 11:30 a.m., at the Bowles residence in Lisbon; bring a cover dish for all to share and a non-perishable item for the East Palestine Social ...

Salem Summer Concert Series to feature Full Circle Sunday

Full Circle, known for playing Southern and classic rock, will make their Salem Summer Concert Series debut Sunday at Waterworth Memorial Park. The concert will start at 6 p.m., and admission is free. Jim’s Roadhouse Burgers and Beef is returning with sandwiches and sides, while Totally ...