SALEM — Owls will have two new homes in Salem’s parks as the result of an Eagle Scout project. Aaron Rea, a 15-year-old Eagle Scout candidate from Boy Scout Troop 2006, has been working on a project which will offer homes for four different types of owls in Columbiana County for the ...
LISBON — The Nov. 3 general election ballot will include issues for four additional tax levies and an additional income tax, eight tax levy renewals and two local liquor options, along with Columbiana County, state and federal candidates. The Columbiana County Board of Elections on Wednesday certified the two local liquor options for businesses looking to add Sunday sales, finding they both met all the requirements and had more than enough valid signatures. Both needed 50 valid signatures. American Legion John Adams Post 442 in Salineville submitted petitions with 69 signatures, ...
U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli failed to timely disclose 22 stock trades, including those dating back to late 2024, in violation of a federal law designed to prevent insider trading by members of Congress. Rulli, R-Salem, violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act though it ...
LISBON — State Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel, R-New Waterford, announced Wednesday that she introduced the Ohio Equestrian Protection Act to extend the protections created by Ohio’s felony animal cruelty law to horses. The move is in response to a still-pending animal cruelty case involving five horses whose remains were found at Pure Gold Stables in Salem Township last fall. At the time of the indictment against the former operator of the stables, Heather Birkmire, Columbiana County Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino explained that she could only be charged with misdemeanors because the ...
SALEM — Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary, 25, who is from the Republic of India, will be sentenced at 10 a.m. today in U.S. District Court in Cleveland for his role in a three-person scheme that stole millions of dollars from older adults across the United States, including a 77-year-old Salem man. Prosecutors are recommending that he get about eight to 10 years in prison. They say he was the person who directed the scheme. One of his co-conspirators, Trusha Chaudhary, who is not related to Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary, will be sentenced for her role in the scheme at 3 p.m. today. ...
LEETONIA — A boil order will be in effect beginning today for water main repairs. A boil order is set to begin at approximately 9 a.m. today as repairs are made to a leaking water main valve, according to an announcement posted to the village’s Facebook page Monday. The order will remain in place until water testing confirms that the water is safe for consumption. According to the notice, test results are typically available within 24-hours, and a separate notice will be issued when the advisory is lifted. While the advisory is in effect, residents should not consume any ...
