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Appeals filed in dismissal of sex-for-hire cases

Local News September 26, 2026

LISBON — Columbiana County Assistant Prosecutor Florence Turner filed appeals recently to challenge decisions by Municipal Court Judge Danielle Menning to dismiss two sex-for-hire cases over alleged discovery violations. The appeals were filed with the Seventh District Court of Appeals in cases involving Gregory John Winich, 64, New Brighton, Pa., and Christopher L. Delaney, 57, New Castle, Pa. In the case related to Winich, Turner listed for review whether the trial court abused its discretion by dismissing the criminal case as a sanction for an untimely disclosure of an item not ...

New Salem Police Officer

Local News September 26, 2026

Talon Antolak, left, was sworn in as the Salem Police Department’s newest full-time officer by Mayor Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey Thursday. Antolak graduated from high school in Venica, Florida in 2020 before serving as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps for four years. He graduated ...

Salem High School Fall Homecoming Court

Local News September 26, 2026

The members of the 2026 Salem High School Fall Homecoming Court have already begun preparing for the homecoming dance on Oct. 3. The court will be recognized during the football game against Marlington on Oct. 2. This year’s homecoming king and queen will be announced during halftime. Shown ...

Wellsville schools eye partnership with BWD to solve communications issue

Local News September 26, 2026

WELLSVILLE — Kyle Exline, superintendent of the Wellsville Village School District, addressed the Buckeye Water District (BWD) trustees during their Sept. 17 meeting to request a potential partnership with the BWD. Exline told the board that the district’s radio communication system for the buses is struggling to cover when they go outside of the district, so Transportation Director Melissa Antonio obtained a grant to update the system and place a repeater at Daw Elementary School. Exline noted that once the repeater was up and running, they noticed once a bus leaves the ...

THE COURTS

Court News September 26, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Aaron Simko, Lower Elkton Road, Columbiana, and Margaret Simko, Benton Road, Salem; dissolution sought. Credit Acceptance Corporation, Southfield, Mich., vs. Raymond McCartney, Y & O Road, Wellsville; collection sought of alleged $11,822 debt. Absolute Resolutions Investments LLC, Bloomington, Minn., vs. Benjamin Adams, Hammondsville Road, Wellsville; collection sought of alleged $16,119 debt. Global Lending Services LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Michael Williamson, West Seventh Street, Salem; collection sought of alleged $15,566 debt. DOCKET ENTRIES Westlake ...

POLICE

Police News September 26, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 7:53 p.m. Thursday to Gamble Road at Sell Road, Center Township, for a person sitting in the middle of the roadway. A deputy made contact with the woman who was walking westbound on Sell Road and gave her a courtesy transport to her residence on Sell Road, Center Township. — A woman on Howell Road, Unity Township reported at 5:28 p.m. Thursday that she mailed a check for $80 through the mail on May 7, 2025 and on Sept. 17, 2026, the check was cashed for $370. — Jackson Township Police Department in Mahoning County called at ...