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Waynesfield Police Department gains recertification status WAYNESFIELD — The Waynesfield Police Department has completed the Ohio Collaborative recertification process, Karhlton Moore, executive director of the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, has announced. Recertification of the Ohio Collaborative standards takes place on a three- to four-year cycle. The standards are the first of their kind in Ohio and were developed and established by the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board as part of the state’s efforts to strengthen community and police relations. Bookmark ...

Local News Briefs: ODOT work to impact local highways Staff Report ODOT work to impact local highways  MARION - Some road construction projects are expected to affect highways in Marion County this week. All outlined work is weather permitting. Ohio 309 eastbound and westbound between Robinson Road and Ohio 37 will close starting Tuesday through April 13 for tile replacement. The detour will be Ohio 37 northbound to Ohio 67 westbound to Kenton-Marseilles Road to Ohio 309 or reverse.  U.S. 23 northbound and southbound at Ohio 98 will have daily lane restrictions from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 ...

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...

Shaker Heights continues Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts Updated Feb 02, 2021; Posted Feb 02, 2021 Shaker Heights Mayor David Weiss, front, took part in the June 20, 2020, march to City Hall leading up to the Unity Rally for Justice sponsored by the Minorities Together Movement in honor of people killed through police brutality. Weiss later met with the local teens who organized the event, Ethan Khorana and Madison Maynard (upper left), and announced the city's "DEI" initiative, which encompasses all city operations and services.Tom Jewell/Special to cleveland.com Facebook Share SHA...

SEAN BARRON YOUNGSTOWN — New Youngstown police Chief Carl Davis said that rebuilding greater trust and better relations between police and those in minority communities begins with what can be a painful admission. “We should acknowledge the history of racism in this country regarding how minorities have faced injustices from police,” said Davis, whom Mayor Jamael Tito Brown hired earlier this month as the city’s top law enforcement officer. Davis was among several Mahoning Valley police chiefs who shared their views on policing during Tuesday’s Next Steps Coalition’s fourth town...