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Salem couple accused of raping kids makes court appearance

LISBON — A man and a woman from the same North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem address charged with rape and multiple other sex-related acts against two children over multiple years appeared in court Friday, with a jury trial date set for the man and a psychiatric evaluation set for the woman. Mark E. Knight, 57, is facing 15 counts while Jan. M. McHenry, 40, is facing 12 counts related to the incidents. Both were in the custody of sheriff’s deputies for pretrials before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton. Knight is scheduled to face a final status hearing at 1 ...

Rulli leads in funding for 6th District Congress race

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, the Republican who represents the area, has a significant financial advantage over every challenger, raising six figures in the year’s first quarter, with no one else coming close. Most of the money raised came from political action committees. Many of the candidates running in the May 5 primaries for their political party nominations for the seats held by Rulli did not file first-quarter financial reports with the Federal Election Commission. That means they failed to raise or spend at least $5,000 during the first three months of the ...

Secret indictment served for vehicular homicide to Niles man for two-vehicle crash last fall

LISBON — A secret indictment for aggravated vehicular homicide was served Thursday to a Niles man accused of causing the death of a Tennessee woman in a two-vehicle crash on state Route 172 in West Township last fall. Michael James Scheuring, 39, was indicted last week for the third-degree felony charge, with the indictment alleging that on Oct. 11, 2025, while operating a 2025 International, he caused the death of Diane Lewallen, recklessly. Diane Lyn Lewallen was 44 years old at the time of her death and lived in Monroe, Tenn. According to her obituary, survivors included her ...

Lisbon resident looking for volunteers to help clean up near Little Beaver Creek

LISBON — Lisbon resident Stevie Halverstadt is looking for volunteers to help her clean up the hillside along Little Beaver Creek in the village starting at 1 p.m. Sunday, with everybody asked to meet behind Ketchum’s Kreations flower shop on East Washington Street. “We’ll have trash bags. I’m hoping some people are willing to volunteer,” she said, adding if enough people show up, “we can be done in an hour or so.” Halverstadt made her plea during the Lisbon Village Council meeting Tuesday and again on Wednesday at the meeting of the Columbiana County commissioners. ...

Ramaswamy says Ohio will be a red state others emulate

NILES — If things go his way, Vivek Ramaswamy promises to do his best to keep a red tint glowing along Ohio’s political landscape. “I believe the American dream still exists. We have got to get to work to revive it,” said Ramaswamy, the state’s Republican gubernatorial ...