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West Branch to remain in the black for next three years

BELOIT — The West Branch Local School District is projected to remain in the black for the next three years before trending into the red amid ongoing funding uncertainty for Ohio’s public schools. During the school board’s August meeting, Treasurer Lucas Cooper presented the board with a forecast which continues to project a mixed financial future for the district. Cooper stressed that while the goal is always to make the projections within the forecast as accurate as possible, it is based on current school funding conditions which are liable to change over the next five years ...

On the calendar

SAT/8-29 Calcutta Basement Sale, Chinese Auction and Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 15851 Long’s Run Church Road Beaver Local High School Class of 2006 20-Year Reunion, 3 p.m., The Homestead at Firestone Farms. Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 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 Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center open 1-5 ...

Local restaurant has food service license suspended

SALEM — A West State Street restaurant has had its food service license suspended. According to a press release, the Salem City Health District suspended the license of Sunny’s Chinese Restaurant following “a standard food safety inspection” on Monday. During that inspection “the establishment was found to have critical food safety violations, including improper food temperatures and preparation practices” prompting Environmental Health Director Charles Weatherly to issue an immediate suspension. The suspension will “remain in effect until the identified violations ...

Canfield Fair adds local artist to entertainment lineup

CANFIELD (WKBN) – A Valley artist has been added to the Canfield Fair entertainment lineup. Candace Campana has been added to the Labor Day show, scheduled for Monday, Sept. 7. Campana will take the stage before The Clarks and Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. The evening will conclude at about 9 p.m. with a fireworks finale presented by Phantom Fireworks. Tickets start at $25 and are available now at Ticketmaster.com. The show’s headliner, Bret Michaels, backed out of the show last week, saying he is taking some time off for health reasons — canceling the remainder of his ...

Man serving 39 years for baseball bat attack has separate case reset

LISBON — A former Columbiana man in prison for at least 39 years for attempting to kill a woman with a baseball bat and then setting her home on fire last year had his plea hearing for a separate case of menacing and attempted intimidations reset to 1 p.m. Sept. 28. Frederick L. Harroff, 67, appeared via Zoom from the Lake Erie Correctional Center for a hearing Friday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. His defense attorney, T. Robert Bricker, indicated the intention was a plea and his client wanted to argue for a concurrent vs. consecutive ...

Salem Downtown Dining Experience returns for seventh year

SALEM – The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce’s sponsored Downtown Dining Experience is scheduled for 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. To date, this event has raised over $150,000 for United Way Services of Northern Columbiana County agencies to help people in Salem and the surrounding ...