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Salem Fire Department welcomes new member

SALEM — The fire department welcomed its newest member on Monday. Garrett Brantingham was sworn in as a provisional firefighter in city council chambers. He is a Winona resident and 2021 United Local School District alum who completed his firefighter certification at the Mahoning County ...

Salem Elks grant presentation

Kim Chapman, PER, CSG Chairman, presented Chief Brandon Smith of the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department with a $1,000 check to purchase a new AED. This will allow all vehicles to be equipped with a unit, allowing first responders to administer life saving actions as soon as possible. The ...

Kiwanis Student of the Month announced

SALINEVILLE – Alyssa Rodgers, a senior at Southern Local High School, has been named the Salineville Kiwanis Club’s Student of the Month for September. Ranked fourth in her class with a grade point average of 4.286, Rodgers will receive the Green Hand and Chapter degrees from the ...

East Palestine suit targets settlement attorneys, doctor

LISBON — A new lawsuit filed Wednesday morning seeks damages from the attorneys who represented residents in the $600 million class action settlement and a doctor who told them there would be no long-term health impacts from the 2023 train derailment. “This is an action by residents of East Palestine and the surrounding communities against the lawyers who were appointed to protect them and against the physician whose assurances persuaded them to sign away the right to be compensated for diseases they have not yet developed,” the 51-page document said. The complaint was filed in ...

Stylish shop opens in downtown East Liverpool

EAST LIVERPOOL – Suitables, a men’s full-service suit and formal wear shop which also offers bridal gowns, is ready to help men with their formal wear needs locally instead of them having to go out of town to shop. The formal wear shop, which was opened and is owned by Cody Brightwell, ...

West Branch to host levy town halls

BELOIT — The West Branch Local School District will be hosting a series of informational town hall meetings on a proposed permanent improvement levy ahead of the upcoming General Election. According to a press release, West Branch will host five town hall meetings beginning at the conclusion of September and continuing throughout the month of October to present residents with information about a proposed five-year, 1-mill permanent improvement levy that the board of education voted to place on the ballot in November. The meetings are scheduled to be held at 6 p.m. on Sept. 30 in the ...