This morning the New Boston Kiwanis club honored firemen and police officers along with the village administrator who all helped evacuate a elderly lady and her son from a horrific house fire last month in New Boston.

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Infra-Metals organized the Bob Walton 5-K in New Boston last fall and also contributed mightily to Portsmouth’s America’s Best Community application. So we here at the Southern Ohio Port Authority would like to thank Oak Williams and thank Infra-Metals for being great stewards of our community.

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The purpose of the flag burning ceremony is to encourage proper respect for the Flag of the United States and to provide for disposal of unserviceable flags in a dignified manner.

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New Boston Village Councilman Mike Payton has been elected president of the board of trustees for the Ohio Municipal League after having served on that board for eight years. “Over the past eight years I have had the opportunity to represent New Boston with various village and municipal officials throughout the state and work with them to develop legislation best suited for our needs as a whole,” Payton said. Nike Air Max 90 Dames blauw

“We meet with state legislators, state senators and the Governor as well as lobbyists.” The Ohio Municipal league was incorporated as an Ohio non-profit corporation in 1952 by city and village officials who saw the need for a statewide association to serve the interests of Ohio municipal government. The board of trustees is the policy making body and appoints an executive director to manage the league under general direction. The trustees must include one mayor of a city or village, a city manager, a fiscal officer or finance director, a solicitor or law director, and councilpersons. “They have always sent us up there (Columbus) for training. If you’re a new councilman, they sponsor the training that we go to once you get on Council,” Payton said. Adidas NMD Dames “They have ethics training and then they do the mayor’s court training as well as a lot with the solicitors and the legal end of it. That’s why I initially got involved with them. Nike Air Max 2017 Men

We work with the statehouse and the legislature. EQUIPMENT 10 M It’s been fun.” Payton said any city or village, by proper action of its legislative body and payment of the annual membership fee may become a member. When a Ohio municipality becomes an active League member, all of the elected and key appointed officials are eligible to use the available services. Several of the villages in Scioto County along with Portsmouth and New Boston are members. new balance grigie bambino “We all have a lot of common issues, so it makes it good to be one voice,” Payton said. “We kind of revamped it this year. Nike Air Lebron 13 Ep My year (which begins in January 2017) is going to be kind of the start of a different era with it. new balance coupon code 2015 We’re going to get a little more aggressive with the legislature in trying to get some legislation done on some things that are advantageous to the cities and to the villages, especially the small ones.” Payton said many of the cities involved in the League are large cities. That’s why he has made his agenda focusing on smaller municipalities. “New Boston is one of the smaller villages,” Payton said. Air Max Flyknit Mujer “I kind of want my year to try to represent some of them a little bit, and see if I can get some of their voices heard a little bit. That’s my goal, if I have one, for this year.” Reach Frank Lewis at 740-353-3101, ext.

Sources at the D.W. Swick-Nelson Funeral Home in New Boston have confirmed they are in charge of arrangements for New Boston Village Councilman Johnnie Steele. Steele, 64, died Wednesday at his home. Steele served in the military, and ran 9 corporations. “Shocked,” Village Councilman Dan Fetty said. “Johnnie was a New Boston resident, born and raised right here, serving his community, serving on Council. He was very dedicated to his family. He spent some time with his aunt in Florida after his uncle passed away, helping her with her wrap-up of her finances and things like that.” New Boston Councilman Mike Payton also remembers Steele’s dedication to his community. “I think he would do anything for anybody,” Payton said. Scarpe Air Jordan 3 “We knew Johnnie for a long time. I always thought, as far as the Council part goes, I think he had the community’s best interest at heart. He didn’t hesitate to take somebody to task if they didn’t answer a question the way he wanted. He had no hesitancy to dig deeper into something.” Steele joined Village Council in 2016 and was serving as chairman of the Flood, Sewage and Service Committee. He is a 1970 graduate of Glenwood High School where he was instrumental in organizing and serving on the first Student Council. “The people that voted for him got their money’s worth,” Payton said. “Johnnie didn’t back off. I liked him. Compra Zapatillas Nike Online He and I had our rounds – there’s no question we did – but that’s not all bad. I don’t think Johnnie held grudges. If he did, I didn’t know it. California Golden Bears He never held any with me.” Following graduation, Steele served in the United States Army. After completing his military service, Steele attended The Ohio State University, acquiring an Associate Degree in Business/Business Law/Management. He then began a period of employment with the Village of New Boston. Asics Gel Lyte 5 Donna Rosso

During the three years he worked various positions within the village from operation of the sewage plant to other service oriented positions. Canotte OKC Thunder Steele ventured into the business world opening his first business in New Boston with Nationwide Insurance. Since opening that first business, he has owned over 9 corporations in Florida, New Jersey, Cleveland and the local area. Steele had one son, Ryan a graduate of Clay High School, and one grandson, Parker who graduated from Glenwood High School. He was best-known for his involvement in the auction industry. Texas Tech Red Raiders “My brother Terry and I go to a lot of auctions,” Payton said. ‘He used to run the auction up in Wheelersburg for a while on Saturday nights, and we used to go up there all the time and he was always a lot of fun.” Fetty summed up Steele’s role in village business. ADIDAS TUBULAR SHADOW KNIT

“He was gung ho about serving his community,” Fetty said. T.J. Yeldon – Alabama Crimson Tide Funeral arrangements are pending at the D.W. nike air presto donna Swick-Nelson Funeral Home in New Boston. Reach Frank Lewis at 740-353-3101, ext.