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Local News September 26, 2026

SAT/9-26 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. New fall selections. East Liverpool Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center open 1-5 p.m. East Palestine Friends of the East Palestine Memorial Public Library’s Flavors of Fall, 1 p.m., community room of the library; register at 330-426-3778 Lisbon DAHS Class of 1963, 9 a.m., 2 Broke Girls in Leetonia New Springfield Food giveaway, 8:30-10 a.m., New Springfield United Methodist Church, 2427 Columbiana Road Salem Community breakfast, 7:30-10:30 a.m., Salem Masonic ...

Wayne Homes donates $14,000 to Columbiana Project Playground

Local News September 26, 2026

COLUMBIANA — Wayne Homes has donated a $14,000 for the new inclusive playground at Firestone Park. As Columbiana continues to experience significant residential growth, Wayne Homes has played a role in helping families build homes and put down roots within the community. Their investment in Columbiana Project Playground represents another way the company is supporting the families who have placed their trust in them to build a home and a future here. “Having the support of Wayne Homes means so much to our organization because they are directly connected to the growth we are ...

Jury trial set for Salem couple charged with raping two children

Local News September 26, 2026

LISBON — The jury trial for a Salem man charged with rape and multiple other sex-related acts involving two children over multiple years is now set for 9 a.m. Dec. 8. Mark E. Knight, 58, North Ellsworth Avenue, will face a final status hearing at 9:20 a.m. Nov. 23 in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. Knight’s co-defendant, Jan M. McHenry, 40, also North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem, also has her jury trial set for 9 a.m. Dec. 8 before Bickerton, with her final status hearing at 9 a.m. Nov. 23. They both remain jailed under $100,000 cash or surety ...

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 ...