ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Members of the St George Serbian Orthodox Church in Midland celebrate Christmas Eve Tuesday night in accordance to the Julian Calendar. Most of the world follows the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas Eve on Dec. 24. The service held was the Nativity Vigil where members can join the Priest and church choir with the prayers and readings. (Photo by David M. Grimes)
New Councilman
Bret Apple, Salem’s newest council member, was sworn in Tuesday by Law Director Brooke Zellers while his wife, Suzan, holds the Bible.
Vandals cause school cancellation
SALINEVILLE — Southern Local school district superintendent James Herring received a call from his maintenance supervisor at approximately 4:30 a.m. Tuesday alerting him of a transformer that was leaking fluid.
About 15 minutes later, Her
Vandals disrupt Southern classes for a day
SALINEVILLE — The Southern Local School District was forced to cancel classes Tuesday after vandals disabled 10 buses and a transformer with shotguns and knives at the school and bus garage on state Route 39 sometime overnight.
The damage
Trustees tackle post office problem
CALCUTTA — A concerned citizen, armed with ideas and a four-page petition letter regarding the preservation of the Calcutta Post Office, pleaded with St. Clair Township trustees for guidance and action to not let the opportunity to save the post offi
» Full StoryCounty carried $1.5M into ’09
LISBON —A healthy $1.5 million carryover balance from 2008 will enable Columbiana County commissioners to undertake some repairs at the courthouse and county jail.
County Auditor Nancy Milliken reported at Tuesday’s meeting of the county




