NEW CUMBERLAND – Hancock County commissioners on Friday formally adopted Robert’s Rules of Order, following weeks of disagreement over the detail included in the official record of their meetings. Minutes from the commission’s Aug. 7 special meeting, and Aug. 14 and Aug. 28 regular ...
LISBON — Columbiana County Assistant Prosecutor Florence Turner filed appeals recently to challenge decisions by Municipal Court Judge Danielle Menning to dismiss two sex-for-hire cases over alleged discovery violations. The appeals were filed with the Seventh District Court of Appeals in cases involving Gregory John Winich, 64, New Brighton, Pa., and Christopher L. Delaney, 57, New Castle, Pa. In the case related to Winich, Turner listed for review whether the trial court abused its discretion by dismissing the criminal case as a sanction for an untimely disclosure of an item not ...
LISBON — The jury trial for a Salem man charged with rape and multiple other sex-related acts involving two children over multiple years is now set for 9 a.m. Dec. 8. Mark E. Knight, 58, North Ellsworth Avenue, will face a final status hearing at 9:20 a.m. Nov. 23 in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. Knight’s co-defendant, Jan M. McHenry, 40, also North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem, also has her jury trial set for 9 a.m. Dec. 8 before Bickerton, with her final status hearing at 9 a.m. Nov. 23. They both remain jailed under $100,000 cash or surety ...
EAST LIVERPOOL — Students at East Liverpool Junior-Senior High School joined students across the country and around the world Wednesday morning in observance of See You at the Pole, an annual student-led day of prayer held on the fourth Wednesday in September. The local gathering was led ...
LISBON — The Beaver Local School District earned a 4.5 star rating for the third year in a row from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. The ODEW recently released its annual public school district Report Cards, which reflect how each district and school is meeting state requirements in several measured categories. “The district had many successes on the report card and have reason to celebrate. We will continue to use this data to set goals and identify areas needing improvement. This achievement is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of our students, staff, ...
WELLSVILLE — The Wellsville school board approved several agenda items following an executive session for personnel matters. While the agenda stated the executive session was to consider the discipline of a public employee, Board President Gary Althiser said it was for the consideration of the employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion or compensation of a public official, which is how the Ohio Sunshine Manual list the allowed topics for an executive session under personnel. After returning to an open meeting from the nearly three-hour long executive session, board ...
