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Clarification

In a story in Wednesday’s edition about the proposed 0.5% Leetonia income tax increase it should have been reported that Leetonia receives approximately 11% of the property tax collected from residents, with the remaining property tax collected going to the Leetonia Exempted Village School District and non-village levies. No property tax collected is received by the state, and the only property tax received by the county government directly is for debt retirement as required by law.

Correction

As part of the America250 plans in Columbiana, the art show and speech competition will be held July 2. An incorrect date was published in Thursday’s edition.

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, an East Liverpool man charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a misdemeanor, was found incompetent and not restorable to competency, with the case against him dismissed. Larry Douglas Males, 20, St. George Street, had been charged last fall for the unlawful sexual conduct with a 15-year-old in East Liverpool, with video footage of the incident noted in an affidavit. His defense attorney requested a competency evaluation, which was conducted, with the results that he was not competent or able to be restored to ...

POLICE

Salem — Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 12:02 a.m. Tuesday who needed a place to stay for the night. Officers advised them that there were no options available for the night, but that they could stay in the lobby for the night if they would like due to the lack of resources. — Officers on patrol in the area of Howard Avenue and West Pershing Street at 11:19 p.m. Monday located a juvenile that was too young to be alone and had no shoes. The mother was located down the street coming from a business and advised of the issue, and that the responsibility of the ...

Correction

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, has had bills heard by House committees, including two that were passed by the House and sent to the Senate. It was incorrectly reported in Wednesday’s edition that none of Rulli’s bills had been heard by House committees. It meant to state that none of the bills mentioned in the article were heard by House committees.

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Ronald L. Keller, 52, Summit Street, Salem, was bound over to the county grand jury for receiving stolen property, a fifth-degree felony, for driving a stolen vehicle in Salem on April 6 when officers conducted a traffic stop. A preliminary hearing was set May 20 for Kim Scott Weekley, 61, Hilltop Drive, Lisbon, charged with failure to verify residence address, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly failing to verify his address for the arson offender registration in February. A pretrial was set July 1 for Corbin ...