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Perry Township trustees talk economic development with City of Salem

PERRY TOWNSHIP — Economic development discussions between the township and the city of Salem remain ongoing. In the board of trustees meeting Monday Board Chair Steve Bailey said that he had met with Salem Mayor Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey again last week and that he and Dickey had discussed ...

Retired Lisbon teacher pleads innocent to child porn charges

LISBON — Retired Lisbon science teacher James W. Watt entered a not guilty plea Thursday afternoon to 75 felony counts for allegedly possessing images of child pornography. Watt, 68, Fairfield School Road, Columbiana, appeared for arraignment in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before ...

Sebring man sentenced to prison in sex case

YOUNGSTOWN (WKBN) — A Sebring man was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison after a guilty plea in November to charges he had sexual conduct with a minor. Bradley Etto, 37, was sentenced by Judge Anthony D’Apolito on a charge of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a third-degree ...

East Liverpool man pleads innocent to obstruction in 2021 shooting death case

LISBON — An East Liverpool man accused of lying to investigators related to the 2021 shooting death of Brycen Douglas entered a not guilty plea to obstructing justice. Travis Kidder, 25, Bradshaw Avenue, appeared for arraignment Thursday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for the ...

Trump rescinds memo freezing federal funds

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country. The memo, which was issued Monday by the Office of ...