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Woman accused of threatening to blow up Leetonia school campus gets jail time, house arrest

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LISBON — The woman accused of threatening to blow up the Leetonia K-12 school in January must serve three days in jail, 15 days house arrest and pay a $1,000 fine plus other costs for an amended charge of inducing panic. Erin M. McGuire, 37, Chestnut Street, Leetonia, appeared Wednesday afternoon for a pretrial and motions hearing which turned into a plea and sentencing before Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge Danielle Menning. Accompanied by her defense attorney, Bruce Williams, McGuire entered a no contest plea to the first-degree misdemeanor charge of inducing panic and ...

Former Alliance sergeant resigns amid criminal allegations

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(WKBN) — A now-former sergeant with the Alliance Police Department has resigned after being placed on unpaid leave last month amid criminal allegations. Ethan Griffith, who is from Canfield, tendered his resignation Aug. 10, Chief Akenra X confirmed to WKBN. Griffith’s resignation letter does not state a clear reason for his departure, though it follows his placement on leave in late July. “These last 4 years have been filled with many events and memories I will never forget. It has been nothing short of an honor and an absolute privilege to serve beside some of the most ...

Salem health board reminds residents about rabies baiting

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SALEM — Wildlife rabies vaccination baiting is ongoing in Columbiana County and others across northeast Ohio. During the Salem health board’s meeting Tuesday, Health Commissioner Chelsea Clark said that baiting by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for its oral rabies vaccination program in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) had begun on Aug.7 in Ashtabula, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties and is slated to continue through Aug. 24. The annual program distributes ...

Tim Ryan firm seeks common ground

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Tim Ryan, who spent 20 years serving the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House, has opened Unlikely Majorities, a consulting firm that touts it “runs campaigns that make the politically and culturally impossible possible.” A Democrat, Ryan left the U.S. House after 10 two-year terms at the end of 2022, after losing a Senate race to Republican J.D. Vance by 6.1%. Since then, Ryan has advocated for the natural gas industry and cryptocurrency through his Celtic Consulting firm. He considered a run for Ohio governor for this election, but said in November he would not seek the ...