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Liverpool Township opts out of state salt contract

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP — Liverpool Township has opted out of the state salt contract for the 2026-2027 winter season. Road Supervisor Chris Bosworth and trustees made the decision during Tuesday’s Liverpool Township Board of Trustees meeting to opt of the State of Ohio Salt Purchasing Contract due to a significant price increase for the salt. The price of salt for the township has increased from $54 per ton for the 2025-2026 season to $151.85 per ton. Like other municipalities in Columbiana County who entered into the state salt contract, Liverpool Township received notice via ...

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P.E.R.I. of Mahoning County to meet Aug. 4 The Public Employee Retirees (P.E.R.I.) of Mahoning County Chapter 18 will meet at noon Aug. 4 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 Western Reserve Road for a cost of $20. Reservations are due by July 28 by contacting: Janice, 330-259-8756; Carol, 330-758-5239; or Diane, 330-547-9612. Anyone with dietary restrictions, advise the person taking the reservation. Guest speaker will be Traci Manning, curator of education at The Mahoning Valley Historical Society in celebration of America 250. She will present historical facts about the area. ...

Salem takes first step to get park levy renewal on the Nov. 3 ballot

SALEM — City council took the first step in presenting Salem voters with the question of renewing the Salem Parks Department’s 1-mill recreational levy in its meeting Tuesday. Council approved two resolutions declaring it necessary to present the renewal to voters in Columbiana and Mahoning counties in the upcoming general election on Nov. 3. Council will still need to approve another resolution to actually place the renewal on the ballot in an upcoming meeting. Last approved by voters in 2022, the recreational levy has a period of five years and if renewed by voters would begin ...

CNBC: Ohio works for No. 1 rating

Why yes, Ohio wants your business, and a global business and financial news outlet is exclaiming the wonders of the Buckeye State’s business-friendly landscape. CNBC announced on its broadcast Thursday that Ohio is America’s Top State for Business in 2026.The network cited the state’s business costs, infrastructure, market access, electrical power capacity and inventory of shovel-ready sites in making its decision. Ohio’s housing costs also are among the most affordable nationwide, CNBC reported. “When I took office, I promised to ‘plant the seeds’ of long-term ...