Salem News

Salem collects record income tax revenue

Newly-appointed Democrat Councilman K. Bret Apple (At-large) was sworn into office before Tuesday night’s council meeting by Law Director Brooke Zellers. Apple will serve out the unexpired term of Councilman Justin Palmer who resigned to take a job in Washington, D.C. working for U.S. Rep. John Boccieri. (Salem News photo by Larry Shields)

January 7, 2009

SALEM — In the face of growing worldwide and national economic distress, the city had a record year for income tax receipts, Treasurer Robert A. Tullis told city council Tuesday.

That news eclipsed Mayor Jerry Wolford’s state of the city report which pointed to an eroding carry-over balance.

“In reality, Salem is losing ground in the economic battle of income vs. expenses,” Wolford said. “I do not consider our current economic situation a virtue, I consider it a call for positive change.”

He asked city council to consider ways to “increase our city revenue

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County posts $1.3M tax carryover

January 7, 2009

LISBON — Columbiana County Commissioners Jim Hoppel and Penny Traina said they want to keep some of the better-than-expected cash carryover from 2008 in a capital projects fund to cover expected repairs at the jail and Courthouse.

“We’re

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Columbiana has list of projects ready for federal funding

January 7, 2009

COLUMBIANA— Drivers will have a little more encouragement to pull aside for a Columbiana ambulance.

EMS Supervisor Thomas Farley informed city council of a new siren has been installed in the recently purchased ambulance at the regular co

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Columbiana 3rd graders top county on first round state achievement test

January 7, 2009

Columbiana third graders topped their counterparts throughout the county in the first round of the Ohio Achievement test in reading, with Lisbon and Beaver Local close behind.

When ranked by percentage of students who placed in the top t

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