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With a 5-2 vote, the Committee of the Whole said yes to drafting legislation that will place a half-percent, four-year capital improvement-only income tax before voters in November.

A group of people in Columbiana County wants to make sure everyone can eat right.

Email: "Bob and Linda Sebo, with their dog Tyson, are pictured in front of their home at 1790 Quaker Lane.

James Earl Black, 64 of Windrose Court, Columbiana, died at 7:50 a.m. Saturday at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland.

Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge Mark Frost will determine whether the Humane Society of Columbiana County has the authority to investigate animal abuse claims and file criminal charges.

A Salem woman who worked more than 38 years at a plastics factory now known as Ventra Salem before being fired last year filed a lawsuit alleging age discrimination.

Police said the death of Richard J. Farkas, who was killed early Sunday morning by a westbound Amtrak passenger train, was accidental.

Concerned about finances, Parks Commissioner John Panezott said they can't "survive" without the 1-mill renewal levy that will be on the November ballot.

The proposed cut in state funding for public libraries could not come at a worse time for the Salem Public Library, according to library Director Brad Stephens.

Two out-of-state train riders were are in Columbiana County jail Tuesday charged with trespassing after illegally riding on a westbound Norfolk Southern train.

Robert G. Bell, 83, of 238 Park Place, Columbiana, Ohio, passed away at 5:31 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at Salem Community Hospital.

In county Municipal Court Monday, a Salem man was placed on $10,000 bond on a felony charge of burglary.

The Steel Valley Super Nationals After Party drew large crowds and classic cars from throughout the area.

Police are investigating how a man was hit and killed by a train near Pennsylvania Avenue in Salem.

The State Fire Marshal's office said the death of a Salem man in a Dec. 22 fire was due to "asphyxia and the manner of death was accidental." Shane Cartmill, public information officer for the Division of State Fire Marshal in the Ohio Department of Commerce, also said Thursday that the cause of the fire will be ruled "undetermined." The homeowner, ...

The Columbiana County Health Board approved the first step to secure the cancer clinic levy for another 10 years, with three options being checked for the amount of money they'll generate.

All is quiet at the Quaker City Raceway, but at 10 o'clock Friday morning, that will all change.

The Supernationals return to Salem this weekend, which will likely lead to heavy traffic.

Facing the need to downsize and pool together resources, the East Liverpool and Salem branches of the American Red Cross will close and move operations to a new location in Lisbon.

Salem's utilities department finally got some answers in its longstanding legal dispute with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency but plans to again file an appeal.

Junior Achievement, newly implemented in the school district this year, completed 22 programs worth about $11,000, according to program director Dave Basalyga.

OAK HARBOR -- A local landmark could have a new name soon. During Monday night's meeting of Oak Harbor Village Council, members of the Log Cabin Committee said they would like the park where the log cabin sits, commonly called 'old town hall park,' to be renamed 'Adolphus Kraemer Park.' According to group member and local historian Frank Gluth, ...

The Salem Wal-Mart store will receive a full inside out remodeling beginning June 28, according to Amy Wyatt-Moore, public relations and brand reputation manager.

One month after gathering input from residents on a proposed sewer extension from the village to Interstate 71, a paperwork snafu has left the $1.2 million project dead in the water.

A 100-vehicle convoy of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association will roll through Salem this afternoon.

Firefighters are calling a Saturday afternoon trash fire at an east side car wash "suspicious." After responding to the fire call at 1:10 p.m. in the Salem Plaza Car Wash at 2282 E. State St., Capt.

An insurance firm and the Butler Institute of American Art filed a lawsuit Thursday against the owners of the building adjacent to the Salem museum for damages caused by falling bricks.

Mayor Jerry Wolford has recommended a one-half percent, four-year, income tax increase designated for capital improvements only go before voters in November.

There's only one way to begin this story and that's by asking, "Do you believe in magic?" And the answer doesn't matter because if you're at Ricky's English Pub Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. you will.

WASHINGTONVILLE a ' A Salem woman was killed when she crossed the center line on state Route 14 and struck a dump truck.

With the return of summer comes the familiar roar of engines at Bunker Hill as tractors, trucks and semis converge at the Goshen Center Ruritan Park for the popular "Bunker Hill Shootout" tractor pulls the second Friday and Saturday of June-August. This year's dates include June 12 and 13, July 10 and 11 and Aug.

Afflicted with Severe Articulation Disorder due to her Down's Syndrome, Salem High School student Dezaray Tyson has trouble communicating with other people.

The library in the parks program, called "Page 2" opened Friday with temporary satellite branches in Centennial and Waterworth Memorial parks.

Police and firefighters are on the look out for an arsonist after the city recorded its fourth trash fire in three days.

Students from Reilly Elementary enjoyed a field trip to the Salem News on Thursday.

The Columbiana County General Health District will continue inspecting food service facilities, pools, home sewage treatment systems, plumbing, issue temporary food vending licenses and conduct inspections for special events in the city of Salem.

After 36 months, the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio State University Extension presented the Sustainable Comprehensive Plan to city council and the Planning Commission on Tuesday.

The manager of the Foxes Den bar faces misdemeanor drug charges after the Columbiana County Drug Task Force searched the bar/dance club on Monday.

A Wellsville man already charged for allegedly operating a meth lab on his property has been indicted a third time, with new charges related to his alleged possession of meth found hidden in his pickup during a March traffic stop.