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East Palestine adds officer to police force

EAST PALESTINE — The village added a new officer to the police force this week. Brant Moore, 21, of East Palestine was sworn in as a full-time patrolman during the Monday council meeting. “Brant is highly qualified and the village administration is thrilled to have him come aboard,” ...

Columbiana County Park District adjusts social media page

LISBON — “The Columbiana County Park District” is the new official Facebook page for the county park district after several social media address changes the past several months. District commissioner Neal Bayless, who’s been working on the district’s social media presence since joining the board last month, suggested the new name and the rest of the board agreed. “Hopefully we can work out the oversight details so we don’t have to go through this ever again,” he said. The original Facebook page did not have “the” in front of the name, but the board no longer had ...

Salem fire hydrant flushing to start Sunday night

SALEM — The city’s annual fire hydrant flushing will begin Sunday. The utilities commission announced in its meeting Thursday that the utilities department will begin the city’s annual fire hydrant flushing at 10 p.m. Sunday. Flushing will continue through Thursday night. Following the initial period, additional flushing will continue during daytime hours over the next few weeks as permitted by weather conditions. According to a statement from the utilities department, while hydrant flushing is ongoing, residents may experience discolored water, low water pressure, or air ...

REAL ESTATE

Columbiana Joan C. Sherfel et al to James D. Johnson, condo on Timberline Drive; $250,000 Nathan C. Nesselrotte to Kadin J. Travis, home on Lisbon Street; $144,000 Hanover Township Mark and Brenda Renicker to Jeffrey S. and Emily W. Patrick, .315 acres on Hillcrest Avenue; $59,900 Leetonia Gerald A. and Leanne L. Madden Jr. to Amanda Marie Noble, home on Pearl Street; $162,000 Lisbon Lucinda Leamer to Pilgrim Holiness Church of New York, home on McKinley Street; $20,000 Perry Township Nathan R. and Elizabeth L. Good to Brandon John and Katelyn N. Ciavarella, home on ...

Goshen Township trustees review upcoming expenses

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP — The board of trustees reviewed several upcoming expenses in its meeting Tuesday. Police Chief John Calko told the trustees he’d obtained quotes from three companies to potentially provide supplemental IT services to bring the township into compliance with the requirements of House Bill 96 regarding cybersecurity. He said that all three ranged from $25,000 to $27,000 before equipment costs and suggested arranging a meeting with the township’s current IT provider to discuss potentially providing the supplemental services directly rather than retaining a ...

Hazy outlook

Haze from the Canadian wildfire smoke sits over Lisbon Friday afternoon. The Air Quality Index was in the very unhealthy range but falling on Friday. Better air quality conditions were set to return on Saturday. (Photo by Michael Burich)