Work to begin on Route 45

Work to begin on Route 45

YELLOW CREEK — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 11 will begin work next Monday to repair damage from a landslide that occurred in April 2007 along state Route 45 west of Wellsville in Yellow Creek Township in Columbiana County.

Maintenance crews performed temporary repairs to this site last fall in order to stabilize the roadway and keep it open to two lanes over the winter. However, heavy rainfall this spring reactivated movement of the slide and forced ODOT to reduce the roadway again to one lane.

ODOT’s contractor, Tri Span Corporation of New Middletown, will begin pavement work next week. Permanent repairs to the site will include construction of a retaining wall. Two-way traffic will continue to be maintained in a 10-foot-wide lane with temporary traffic signals. The cost of the project is $336,433, and the completion date is Oct. 31.

Historical Society offerings

SALEM — The Salem Historical Society has two offerings Sunday at the museum. The society’s exhibit during last week’s new Italian fest will be available again for viewing from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Items were provided by local Italian families or gathered by society officials. Several items also were loaned from the Salem Italian-American Club. Admission is free.

Former Salem Councilwoman Connie Hardy Alexander, now of Florida, has left copies of her latest book, “His Strength in Me,” which she described as “an inspiring story about the kind of life one can lead if we put the Lord first.”

The book also includes four messages from an earlier booklet she wrote. The book’s cover features a painting that Alexander made during a trying time in her life. Copies of the book will be available at the museum for $10.