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Salem police officer resigns under threat of termination

SALEM—A Salem police officer has resigned under the threat of termination. According to the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) record portal, Officer Michael Wirkner has resigned from the department in lieu of termination effective May 11. In a press release issued Thursday, the department confirmed that it had received “a complaint regarding alleged violations of the Ohio Revised Code and departmental policies” on April 20. According to the release, the “Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, was contacted and requested to conduct the ...

Box truck accident closes Route 45 Thursday morning

SALEM — Both lanes of state Route 45 from Somerset Drive in Perry Township to state Route 558/Teegarden Road in Salem Township were closed for a short time Thursday morning after a northbound box truck overturned. Trooper Nathan Bowlen of the Lisbon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said the box truck traveled off of the right side of the road, struck a culvert, a utility pole and a mail box before overturning on its side and striking another utility pole at 8:18 a.m. The accident occurred just north of what’s known as the ski slope area near a storage business between state ...

Salem junior high teacher receives Golden Apple Award

SALEM — The Salem Rotary Club presented its annual Golden Apple Award to a teacher at the junior high Tuesday. The 2026 Golden Apple Award was presented to seventh- and eighth-grade teacher Todd Stokes in his classroom Tuesday. Stokes is a 1989 Salem High School alum and earned his ...

Columbiana resident asks city to have traffic light installed

COLUMBIANA — A Springfield Road resident is asking the city to have a traffic light installed at the state Route 14 and Springfield Road intersection. Carol Friedman said that traffic has gotten worse there since the development of the area, with the Dollar Tree and Tractor Supply stores bringing in more traffic. “It’s like a three ring circus down there. There have been a number of accidents, including one this afternoon,” she told City Council during the regular meeting last week. She said that most of the traffic is not adhering to the speed limit when police officers ...

Greenway Trail parking lot in Leetonia will be closed Friday

LISBON — The parking lot at the Washington Street trailhead in Leetonia at the 10-mile marker for the Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail will be closed Friday for repaving and could be closed a second day if necessary for the work. On Monday, the parking lot at the Supreme Court site on state Route 7 will be closed for repaving. Columbiana County Park District members announced the repaving projects during their recent meeting, with Board Vice Chairman Crystal Siembida Boggs posting an explanation on social media about the funding coming from the state. During a meeting last ...