May 10, 2021 UCT (United Commercial Travelers of America) Salem Council #590 holds a Safety Poster Contest at Robert Bycroft School annually. All students at the school participated in the contest and judging of the posters was completed at the council’s April meeting. Judging of the posters is by Upper Class, Middle Class and Lower Class. A first and second place winner is awarded in each of the three groups. First place winners are awarded $25 and second place $15. Council members Ron Shively, Homer and Gerrie Huprich made the awards at the school May 5. A picture was taken of some of the winners. Not all were available for the picture. Shown, from left, are Damien Hackathorn, Lackin Edwards, Council member Ronald Shively, Ezra Mitchell and Para Educator Ruth Palmer. (Submitted photo)
The Sophia Women’s Center, a reproductive health center in Salem, is getting a Super Bowl boost from the Salem Council of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights
mgreier@salemnews.net SALEM Republican city residents have until Tuesday to submit themselves for consideration for a now vacant At Large city council seat. “All we want is somebody who’s interested in the well-being of Salem and wants to take an active role in managing the city affairs,” Columbiana County Republican Party Chairman David Johnson said. Johnson serves on the county Republican Central Committee as a Salem Precinct Committee member. He has scheduled a public meeting for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Salem Golf Club for the Salem Republican Precinct Committee members to interview candidates for the At Large post, deliberate and then vote on the new council member who will fill the vacancy created by the recent resignation of Roy Paparodis.