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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 ...

Little Miss Appleblossom and Little Mr. Applebud contestants

The crowning of the 2026-2027 Little Miss Appleblossom and Little Mr. Applebud will take place after the parade at noon on the main stage. Shown are Lavender (the dog), Jerry Tyson (Johnny Appleseed), Natalie Hobbs, Aspyn Johnston, Emery Johnston, Carter Hipsley, Roland Nichols, Jacey Huffman, ...

Ready for Johnny Appleseed

Rides for the Johnny Appleseed Festival in downtown Lisbon await some riders after being set up Friday. The festival that’s all about apples and Johnny Appleseed takes place today and Sunday. Today’s activities include the fire department’s pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m., there ...

Salem Preservation historic buildings presentation

Salem Preservation Society will present a new series on historic buildings from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Salem Memorial Building, 785 E. State St. Ginger Grilli will be discussing manufacturing homes in and around the Salem area. Examples will be from the late 1800s through ...

East Liverpool council committee discusses ELFD carbon monoxide incident

EAST LIVERPOOL — While operations have returned to normal at the East Liverpool Fire Department after Monday’s carbon monoxide incident sent seven people to the hospital, multiple operations procedures and policies have been changed or are undergoing revisions. Fire Chief Antony Cumo noted that carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors have been installed at central station and the propane generator that caused the incident has been removed and won’t be used again. Cumo noted that initial reports listed five employees — four firefighters and a police dispatcher. ...