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Health district official provides tips to avoid cyclospora

LISBON — At least five cases of cyclospora were reported in Columbiana County as of last week, according to county Health District Health Services Administrator Amanda Amato. Amato talked briefly about the gastrointestinal illness caused by contaminated food or water during the recent county health district board meeting, noting it’s not transmitted person to person. Some of the foods affected include lettuce and other leafy greens and berries. She suggested washing hands before, during and after preparing vegetables under running water and said to scrub produce with a brush ...

Man sentenced to 20 years federal prison for having improper images of children

YOUNGSTOWN (WKBN) — A Salem man who pleaded guilty in February to having improper images of children was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Scotty Skiba, 38, received the sentence from U.S. Judge John R. Adams in the U.S. Northern District Court of Ohio following guilty pleas to charges of receipt and distribution of visual depictions of real minors engaged in sexual activity and possession of child sex abuse material. The charges were based off a Sept. 23 criminal complaint after a search warrant was served at his Penn Avenue home in Salem. He had been under investigation ...

Salem man accused of sex crimes involving children found competent

LISBON — A Salem man charged with rape and multiple other sex-related acts involving two children over multiple years was declared competent to stand trial. Mark E. Knight, 58, North Ellsworth Avenue, appeared in a wheelchair in the custody of a deputy for the hearing Monday before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton. During the brief hearing, Bickerton accepted the competency evaluation which found him competent. His defense attorney, Terry Grenga, indicated she recently filed a motion for a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity and requested a sanity ...

How to keep the air inside your home clean during wildfires

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see. Tiny particles in the air can cause a range of short-term and chronic health issues, experts say. Wildfire smoke can ...

Rulli far outdistances Dem opponent in funding for Congress race

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli has significantly more money in his campaign account than his Democratic challenger. After contested primaries for the Democratic and Republican nominations, Rulli, R-Salem, had $284,711 in his campaign fund as of June 30. In comparison, Elizabeth Kirtley of New Philadelphia, who won the Democratic primary in the 6th District to challenge Rulli, reported $1,068 in her fund as of June 30. Recent second quarter campaign finance reports, for the period between April 16 and June 30, show Rulli, who is seeking his second full two-year term after winning a special ...

Rare 1929 film shown at the Museum of Ceramics

EAST LIVERPOOL — Chagrin Falls resident Kenneth Koos came to the Museum of Ceramics on Tuesday, July 14 to show a 1929 16-mm film of the operations at the D. E. McNicol pottery. Though the pottery was founded in East Liverpool, production was moved to Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1928. His ...