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Columnist Victor Ashe also weighs in on Knoxvillians in Ukraine, and provides information about a candidate forum. And his list of notable birthdays!

mgreier@salemnews.net SALEM TOWNSHIP — Winona Fire Chief George Brantingham is questioning whether the township paid all that was owed to his department for services last year. “We seem to have a discrepancy on what was paid to us last year,” he said. Brantingham spoke to trustees about the issue at Tuesday night’s meeting, saying the amount the Columbiana County Auditor’s Office told him didn’t match with what the township paid, alleging a shortage of $3,000. Trustees referred him to Fiscal Officer Dale Davis, who said he’ll look into it. After the meeting, Davis said the contr...

mgreier@salemnews.net SALEM TOWNSHIP — Residents pushed trustees on two fronts Tuesday, for not applying for CARES Act money and for continuing to remain status quo on Constable Dan Valentine. “You guys are just going to sweep it under the table?” Joe Briceland asked. Briceland was referring to documents provided to trustees at the previous meeting related to Valentine resigning from the Beaver Township Police Department two years ago. The documents outlined an internal affairs investigation into allegations of workplace sexual harassment, according to pages provided to the Salem News. ...

mgreier@salemnews.net Once again the topic raised by visitors during the Board of Trustees meeting dealt with Constable Dan Valentine, some bringing up his past as an officer in another township and others supporting him. The two sides at one point were interrupting each other with slightly raised voices going back and forth Tuesday night, forcing Chairman John Wilms to quiet them down so each could have their chance to speak. “We’re not having a trial here,” he said. At the end, he thanked them all for coming and for their cooperation. Valentine was present for all of it, but said he h...