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Columbiana School District ensuring school continues as normal during construction

Local News August 31, 2026

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana School District is ensuring that school continues as normal for students while various construction projects are under way. District Superintendent Dr. Don Mook shared with the board during the August regular meeting that safety plans were being put together to keep the construction projects and students apart as work is ongoing. The district has initiated several improvement projects over the last several months at all three schools buildings and the Ward Athletic Complex. At Joshua Dixon Elementary the main student restrooms were remodeled and the ...

Beaver Local superintendent highlights essentials for success of athletic programs

Local News August 31, 2026

LISBON — As the fall athletic season kicks off for schools, Beaver Local School District Superintendent Eric Lowe believes that several areas are essential to the continued success of local programs. Lowe told the board of education during the August meeting that he recently reminded coaches to reinforce the things they learned at the speed and agility camp, including working to be the “best people they can be which enhances the entire school community.” Lowe noted that the emphasis on making a positive difference aligns with the district’s theme for this year which is “The ...

Salem roadway outside Sebo Stadium dedicated for hall of fame coach

Local News August 31, 2026

SALEM — The city of Salem honored one of its coaching superstars Thursday. City council voted unanimously in May to confer the honorary designation “Earle Bruce Way” to the section of East Pershing Street between Lincoln and Ohio avenues outside Sebo Stadium in memory of the eponymous ...

Driver in fatal Salem crash identified

Local News August 31, 2026

SALEM (WKBN) — A Salem woman has died and a passenger has been hospitalized after a car drove into a building Saturday afternoon. A release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the car crashed into Perry Township Garage on South Ellsworth Avenue just before 4 p.m. The driver, identified as Jennifer Engle, 56, of Salem, drove her Ford Fiesta off the left side of the roadway, crossing Snyder Avenue and crashing into the building, the release says. Engle was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was airlifted to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown with “serious ...

Driver in fatal Salem crash identified

Local News August 30, 2026

One dead, another hospitalized after vehicle crashes into building

Local News August 29, 2026

SALEM (WKBN) — Police in Salem are at the scene of a crash where a car drove into a building, killing the driver Saturday afternoon. Ohio State Highway Patrol Lisbon Post dispatch said the car crashed into Perry Township Garage on Depot Road sometime before 5 p.m. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was airlifted to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown for their injuries. The extent of their injuries is unknown at this time. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.