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Salem man pleads guilty to misdemeanor vehicular homicide

LISBON — A man who caused the deaths of an elderly Salem couple in a 2024 crash after falling asleep at the wheel will face sentencing at 2 p.m. Aug. 5 after pleading guilty Wednesday to two counts of vehicular homicide. Kaylan Latrae Jones, 26, Georgetown Road, entered the pleas to the ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas NEW CASES Melissa Marie Boyd, Apache Lane, Columbiana, vs. Raymond Harold Boyd Jr., Apache Lane, Columbiana; divorce sought. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Virginia Beach, Va., vs. Joshua K. Thomas, Washington Street, Leetonia, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property. DOCKET ENTRIES Nicholas Munoz and Shelley L. Munoz; annulment granted. County Treasurer vs. Phillip Michael Kelley, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for North Broadway Avenue, Salem property. County Treasurer vs. Richard L. Campbell, et al.; payment plan ...

Salem parks commission talks updates to employee wages

SALEM — The parks commission discussed updates to employee wages in its July meeting. Following an executive session for the discussion of employee wages the commissioners voted unanimously to adjust the pay scale for the department’s receptionist position, currently held by Diana Harshman, from the current rage of $11 to $14 per hour, to $12 to $16 per hour. The increase will still need to receive approval from the city council as an update to the city’s wage ordinance. The commissioners initially discussed increasing Laborers Bobby Hillman and Kaden Blair’s wages to ...

Youngstown Playhouse hosting auditions for youth production

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Playhouse has announced auditions for the first youth production of the upcoming 102nd Season - The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon! (one-act) by Don Zolidis. Auditions will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13th and from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15 in the Moyer Room of The Youngstown Playhouse (600 Playhouse Lane, Youngstown). Callbacks will be held if necessary by invitation only on Monday, Aug. 17 starting at 6 p.m. Director Shiloh Hart is seeking a cast of as many as 20 8-18 year olds for this Youth Production. Interested ...

Preliminary hearing changed for former Liverpool Township police chief

LISBON — The preliminary hearing in the felony domestic violence case against former Liverpool Township police chief Jayson W. Jackson set for Aug. 3 has been moved to 1 p.m. Aug. 17. Chris Amato, the defense attorney retained by Jackson, requested the new hearing date due to a scheduling conflict. Jackson, 53, Campground Road, Wellsville was charged with a fourth-degree felony domestic violence charge for allegedly punching a woman several times during a domestic which started Sunday night. He was released from the county jail Monday after posting bond, which was set at $30,000 ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A resident of Parkview Drive, Yellow Creek Township, reported a suspicious person at 12:47 p.m. Tuesday, saying a person on a scooter came to her residence claiming to be an exterminator from Terminex. She told the person to leave her property. She then called Terminex and the company advised they had no one in the area and the person does not work for them. — A deputy responded at 5:56 a.m. July 24 to Lowmiller Road, West Township to assist the Ohio State Highway Patrol. A man who ran into the address on Lowmiller Road had multiple warrants, but when other ...