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LISBON — A man accused of fleeing from the Columbiana County Municipal Court parking lot in a stolen car appeared in court via video Monday for additional cha
mgreier@salemnews.net SALEM — City council members have been asked to attend the next Salem Utilities Commission meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday regarding sewer rates. City Utilities Superintendent Don Weingart issued the invite when council met Tuesday night, saying the agenda includes rate study findings regarding the city sewer rates, which haven’t been increased since 1995. The commission has been talking about raising the sewer rates, but by law, city council has final say on any rate hikes for sanitary sewer. The commission has control over the water rates. Weingart explained that it’s...
John Scheets 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 amazed. He always took time to stop and talk. He was just neat as a pin. His persona, the way he carried himself. I just thought that was awesome,” Scheets said. Older folks in Salem will remember Gilbert “Gibby” Bartha Sr.. He was a well-known Salem city police officer who during his off-hours, still in uniform, worked the door at the grocery/department store Persky’s, where Giant Eagle stands now and where Scheets used to see him...
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...