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25-year-old Indian man pleads guilty in $5 million scam

Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary, 25, of Gandhinagar, India, pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court in Cleveland to one count of money laundering conspiracy for a financial scam involving older adults across the United States, including a 77-year-old Salem man. Chaudhary is one of three people convicted in the scheme, which resulted in six victims losing almost $5 million. The scheme involved multiple scams, convincing victims to turn over large amounts of money to the scammers, though the specifics of each scam were not provided. The Salem victim responded to a pop-up ad on his ...

Niles man pleads not guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide

LISBON —A Niles man accused of causing the 2025 death of a Tennessee woman in a two-vehicle crash last fall entered a not guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide during arraignment Monday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Michael James Scheuring, 39, appeared before Judge Megan Bickerton while accompanied by his defense attorney, Rhys Cartwright-Jones, for the third-degree felony. A pretrial was also held, with a final status hearing set for 10 a.m. Nov. 9 and a jury trial scheduled for 9 a.m. Nov. 17. His bond of $75,000 own recognizance was continue so he’ll remain ...

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TUE/5-12 Beloit United Quilt Guild Sew and Social, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., West Branch Booster Hall, 26701 U.S. Route 62; bring sewing machine and snacks, all fabric and patterns provided Calcutta Calcutta Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Peter Metrovich Community Center Beaver Local school board, 7 p.m., 8th grade pod Columbiana Drive thru ham dinner, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 4-6 p.m. or sold out; $10; reserve dinners at 330-482-2382. School board, 6:30 p.m., high school media center Planning commission, 7 p.m., city hall East Liverpool East Liverpool High School Class of 1968 ...

DORA during Super Cruise raises concerns

SALEM — The city council heard concerns from multiple people about the possibility of the city’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) being permitted to be in effect during the annual Salem Super Cruise at its meeting Thursday.  Two ordinances concerning the DORA were on the agenda Thursday, one which would renew the DORA for the next five years, and another which would remove current prohibition against the DORA’s operation during the weekend of the Super Cruise and designate the DORA as being “for all events in the city of Salem... unless those events or specific areas ...

Local veterans organization restarting community awards

COLUMBIANA — A local veterans organization is seeking candidates to receive special community awards. The Forty and Eight Society (40&8) is bringing back the Special Community Awards Program following a hiatus, Club Secretary Crystal Siembida-Boggs said. “The 40&8 really wants to be more involved with the community and for the community to understand what the 40&8 is all about,” she said. The non-profit veterans club was formed in 1920 by American veterans returning from France. It was originally an arm of the American Legion before branching off to form its own society, also ...