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Proposed fire cost recovery ordinance held for further review

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SALEM — City council Tuesday tabled a new ordinance concerning cost recovery for the fire department for future discussion. Councilman Jeff Stockman tabled a proposed ordinance creating and adopting section 151.07 Chapter 151 of title five of the codified ordinances of the city of Salem regarding fire department cost recovery for further discussion in a meeting of the rules and ordinances committee. Stockman also tabled two other proposed ordinances which would make updates to existing city regulations. If approved, one of the ordinances would modify and amend Chapter 1335 of part ...

Taking Back the Night

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LISBON — Helping victims become survivors, connecting them with necessary resources and holding abusers accountable — that’s the work done by local advocates against domestic violence. “I applaud all of you,” Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Tammie Riley Jones said ...

THE COURTS

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Common Pleas NEW CASES County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Sharon S. Imler, Virginia Avenue, Minerva; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Virginia Avenue, Minerva property. Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Colorado Springs, Colo., vs. Brandon J. Hurst, West Washington Street, Lisbon, et al.; collection sought of alleged $6,701 debt. Capital One, N.A., Independence, vs. Ronald Duncan, Hawkins Lane, Columbiana; collection sought of alleged $41,187 debt. DOCKET ENTRIES Cristina Manos vs. Clewell’s Landing Camp LLC, et al.; case dismissed. Walter L. Smith Jr. vs. Ohio Valley ...

Salineville man with history of fleeing from police facing multiple charges

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LISBON — A Salineville man with an alleged history of fleeing from police was served Thursday with a secret indictment for multiple charges from incidents in 2024, 2025 and 2026, including one last month in Salem. Nathaniel L. Ford, 24, West Main Street, had been awaiting preliminary/pretrial hearings on Oct. 28 in Columbiana County Municipal Court for the incidents, but the cases were apparently presented to the recent county grand jury, resulting in the indictment. Charges in the indictment include four counts of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a ...

Columbiana EMS breaks monthly record for calls

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COLUMBIANA — The city’s EMS department broke its record in September for most calls and transports in a month. City Manager Lance Willard mentioned the record breaking call volume during the most recent council meeting. The department had 204 calls and 104 transports for the month of September. Willard also said the EMS department met with trainers to work on the 2027 training plan. Meanwhile, the city’s police department also recently completed low light night shooting qualification training as well. As for other matters, council approved a motion to not hold a public hearing ...

Pepper: Trumbull, Mahoning could decide governor’s race

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HOWLAND – David Pepper, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said the gubernatorial race will likely be decided by the results in Mahoning and particularly, Trumbull counties. Pepper said before a Trumbull County Democratic Party dinner on Thursday: “Trumbull County is almost the perfect bellwether these days for how you can do in Ohio. If it’s close to even or blue, that candidate will win the state if they’re a Democrat. So we view this area as sort of really center to winning the state.” Trumbull and Mahoning were two longtime Democratic stronghold counties ...