SA store to open

SA store to open

Boardman

The Salvation Army Family Store across from the Boardman Plaza will open at 9 a.m. Friday. Opening-day shoppers will receive prizes and free refreshments. There also will be a chance to win a free flat- screen TV both Friday and Saturday. The new store will bring in 12 new jobs to the area.

“Our new Family Store will offer more selection and more bargains that appeal to everyone in order to provide our customers with a better shopping experience and support our social-services work,” says Capt. Bayode Agbaje, who oversees The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Akron.

Cash dividend

NILES

First Niles Financial Inc., the parent company of Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Niles, announced a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on common stock and $0.06 per share on preferred class.

The dividend will be payable Sept. 19 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 5.

Staff reports