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SHS Alumni Association Offering Classroom Grants to Salem Teachers

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The Salem High School Alumni Association supports its mission of fostering student development by offering Classroom Grants of $100 to $500 to K–12 teachers in the Salem City School District. This program helps enhance educational opportunities, enrich the classroom environment, and support the academic, physical, and mental growth of Salem students. The application process found online at www.salemohioalumni.org is currently available for Salem teachers until Wednesday, Sept. 30. Grant recipients are selected by the SHSAA Scholarship and Grant Committee with approval from the Board ...

Criminal cases dismissed after Leetonia man found not competent

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LISBON — A Leetonia man had the three criminal cases against him in Columbiana County Municipal Court dismissed after he was found not competent and not able to be restored to competency. Jonathan D. Cook, 43, Oak Street, was ordered sent back to Heartland Behavioral Healthcare after the hearing Wednesday. Cook had been examined by the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio and based on the report, Judge Danielle Menning found him not competent and noted there was not a substantial probability that he will become competent. She then dismissed all three cases, which included ...

Wellsville man pleads guilty to child pornography charges

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LISBON — A Wellsville man accused of possessing multiple images of child pornography entered a guilty plea Tuesday morning to 18 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person. James G. Hunter, 77, Commerce Street, will face sentencing at 10:40 a.m. Nov. 9 in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. According to the plea agreement, the prosecutor will recommend an 18-year sentence for the fourth-degree felony charge, with the sentence consisting of 12 months in prison for each of the 18 counts, to be served consecutively. Another 32 ...

CMHA addresses concerns raised at recent council meeting

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EAST LIVERPOOL — Columbiana Metropolitan Housing Authority officials Wednesday addressed concerns recently raised by the East Liverpool mayor. Rich Wymer, executive director, and Melissa Beadle, deputy director, addressed the concerns recently raised by East Liverpool Mayor Bobby Smith at the CMHA board meeting. Smith, who was not in attendance at the meeting, said he spoke with board member Dan Wolfe before the meeting and emailed Beadle to tell her that he is putting together a panel of people to meet and fix issues. Smith noted that he does not want a fight with the CMHA ...

Kiwanis offering family fun at Fall Festival Saturday

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SALEM — Salem Kiwanis will be hosting a day of family fun at its annual Fall Family Festival Saturday. “We’re really excited for this and want it to be a day for the whole family to enjoy together,” Kiwanis Past President Debbie Leggett said. This year’s festival will be held ...

County commissioners tout scrap tire drive at fairgrounds

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LISBON — An Ohio Scrap Tire Collection Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 19 at the Columbiana County Fairgrounds. Free to residents, the scrap tire collection event is sponsored by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the CCH Solid Waste District. Columbiana County Commissioner Tim Ginter made the announcement during Wednesday’s commissioners’ meeting, noting that it’s a good opportunity for residents to get rid of unwanted tires the right way. A maximum amount of 10 scrap tires will be accepted per vehicle. Only passenger car and light truck tires with ...