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Man charged with abusing developmentally disabled adult

SMITH TWP. (WKBN) — A man is facing felony charges after police say he abused a person associated with a facility for developmentally disabled adults during a visit with family. Glenn Martin III, of Alliance, is facing charges of patient abuse, a third-degree felony, and caretaker assault on a functionally impaired person, a fourth-degree felony. The charges come as a release from the Smith Township Police Department says that on July 1, a resident who received services from an in-home care company was found with multiple severe bruises across her body. The release said she was ...

East Palestine abolishing fire, EMS position created after derailment

EAST PALESTINE — A position created for fire and EMS as a result of the 2023 train derailment is now no longer needed. Village Council gave first reading to legislation abolishing the fire department administrative/EMS coordinator position during the July 27 meeting. Village Manager Antonio Diaz-Guy said the job created in the wake of the train derailment was intended to be temporary. “Now, three years later, the administrative needs of the department have been reduced and the derailment rarely interrupts our day-to-day operations. While this position was necessary then, and ...

Columbiana School District enters Phase II of athletic facilities project

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana School District has entered Phase II of its Athletic Facilities Plan and that includes the redesign of the Cross Country course. District Superintendent Dr. Don Mook said the course redesign is due to the changes that are happening at the Ward athletic complex. “The new design is similar, but has some subtle changes based on where new ballfields will be going in,” Mook said. Cross Country Coach Crystal Siembida-Boggs and her husband Josh Boggs are assisting the district with the new course design, he added. Siembida-Boggs, who first started ...

West Branch board approves bids for Knox Elementary roof work

BELOIT — The West Branch Board of Education approved bids for roofing work at Knox Elementary in its July meeting. The board of education unanimously approved a $181,000 bid from Skyline Roofing and another $189,550 bid from Aztec Roofing. Superintendent Matthew Manley said that Knox Elementary has two different types of roofing, and that Skyline Roofing would be working on the main shingled section, while Aztec Roofing would be working on the flat roof section at the rear of the building near the gymnasium. “[The board] made a decision, a very wise decision, to go and bid that ...