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Dr. Marcela Purtell returns to SRMC Primary Care-Calcutta

SALEM – Salem Regional Medical Center (SRMC) has announced that Family Medicine physician Marcela Purtell, M.D., will resume seeing patients on May 20 at SRMC Primary Care-Calcutta, located at 48462 Bell School Road. A familiar face to many local families, Purtell previously served the ...

Public meeting planned to learn about power plant/data center

A public meeting to share information regarding the new power plant/data center located in Yellow Creek Township has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at Highlandtown Volunteer Fire Department. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. All questions will be answered by company officials.

FOP Quaker Lodge honors fallen peace officers

SALEM — The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Quaker Lodge 88 held its annual National Peace Officer Memorial Service Thursday. “Today’s service is not a fundraiser nor a political event, but an opportunity to honor our fallen heroes,” FOP Quaker Lodge 88 President and retired Salem ...

Commissioners undecided on piggy back homestead tax exemption

LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners haven’t decided yet whether to enact what’s being called the piggy back homestead tax exemption, which could nearly double the current savings for property owners who qualify and receive the current homestead exemption. The issue was raised Wednesday by former county commissioner Dave Cranmer, who talked about the property tax relief enacted by the legislature and how the power was given to county commissioners on whether the homestead exemption relief should be granted. He explained that March 20 was the effective date for the rule ...

Applications for downtown funds open June 1

LISBON — The application periods for the new Downtown Building Renovation and Downtown Signage Programs open June 1 through the Columbiana County Port Authority for businesses and building owners in the county’s walkable downtowns. “We are excited to see this program move forward and look forward to supporting continued investment and revitalization throughout our downtown communities,” CCPA Executive Director Brittany Smith wrote in her director’s report for the CCPA board’s recent meeting. The programs were first announced back in April when the board voted to accept a ...

2026 CDBG funds awarded to three street projects

LISBON — Street improvement projects in Salem, Wellsville and Columbiana received approval Wednesday for Columbiana County’s 2026 Community Development Block Grant application, with work to be done next year if awarded. County commissioners approved the list of projects presented Wednesday by Tad Herold, consortium director of county Economic Development, and by county Port Authority Executive Director Brittany Smith. The commissioners recently approved an agreement for the Port Authority to administer the county CDBG program, which the Port Board of Directors approved ...