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SR 558 closure during daytime hours only State Route 558 will close from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 27 through 31 between Signal and Kirk roads for a culvert replacement. The detour is state Route 164 south to state Route 517 east, state Route 517 east back to state Route 558, and reverse. EPHS Class of 1958 to hold picnic The East Palestine High School Class of 1958 will hold a picnic at 11:30 a.m. July 25 at the Bowles residence in Lisbon. Bring a cover dish for all to share and a non-perishable item for the East Palestine Social Concern. Leetonia High School Class of 1965 to hold ...

Paving set for Southern Local campus

SALINEVILLE – Southern Local school officials are preparing for the entire parking lot surrounding its school buildings to be paved starting next week. Charlie Puckett, maintenance supervisor for the school district, said crews with Vasco Asphalt of Massillon are expected to begin milling ...

Health district official provides tips to avoid cyclospora

LISBON — At least five cases of cyclospora were reported in Columbiana County as of last week, according to county Health District Health Services Administrator Amanda Amato. Amato talked briefly about the gastrointestinal illness caused by contaminated food or water during the recent county health district board meeting, noting it’s not transmitted person to person. Some of the foods affected include lettuce and other leafy greens and berries. She suggested washing hands before, during and after preparing vegetables under running water and said to scrub produce with a brush ...

Leetonia council purchases ambulance from New Waterford

LEETONIA — Village council approved the purchase of an ambulance and equipment for the EMS department in its recent meeting. Council unanimously approved the purchase of an ambulance and Lucas device from New Waterford at a price of $50,000 and $10,000, respectively, and authorized Village Solicitor Abbey Minamyer to draft any legislation necessary to enact the purchase. The village of New Waterford decided to temporarily suspend its EMS services in April, and its village council subsequently voted to sell its ambulances, a 2013 and 2015 Ford, by sealed bid in June. During ...

Man sentenced to 20 years federal prison for having improper images of children

YOUNGSTOWN (WKBN) — A Salem man who pleaded guilty in February to having improper images of children was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Scotty Skiba, 38, received the sentence from U.S. Judge John R. Adams in the U.S. Northern District Court of Ohio following guilty pleas to charges of receipt and distribution of visual depictions of real minors engaged in sexual activity and possession of child sex abuse material. The charges were based off a Sept. 23 criminal complaint after a search warrant was served at his Penn Avenue home in Salem. He had been under investigation ...

Salem man accused of sex crimes involving children found competent

LISBON — A Salem man charged with rape and multiple other sex-related acts involving two children over multiple years was declared competent to stand trial. Mark E. Knight, 58, North Ellsworth Avenue, appeared in a wheelchair in the custody of a deputy for the hearing Monday before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton. During the brief hearing, Bickerton accepted the competency evaluation which found him competent. His defense attorney, Terry Grenga, indicated she recently filed a motion for a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity and requested a sanity ...