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mgreier@salemnews.net Longtime Salem Police Sgt. John Scheets flashes the familiar smile thatâs greeted Salem residents the past 36 years, first with the auxiliary then full-time as a road patrolman, detective, road supervisor and drug task force agent. Scheets retired from the department Jan. 8, but remains in law enforcement as a new member of the Columbiana County Sheriffâs Office. (Photo by Johnâs son, Jack Scheets) SALEM —Â John Scheets trained to become a welder after high school, but when he was a kid, he wanted to be just like “Gibby” the cop. “I was just amaz...