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POLICE

Highway Patrol — Lawrence E. Messenger, 60, Sanford Street, East Liverpool, was cited for assured clear distance after his southbound vehicle on U.S. Route 30 struck the rear of another southbound vehicle driven by Wayne C. Duris, 43, state Route 45, Lisbon, crossing the center line and off of the left side of the road, striking an embankment, some trees and then entered a pond at 3:54 p.m. Aug. 3 in Elkrun Township. Messenger and his passenger, Hayden W. Wilson, 26, County Airport Road, East Liverpool, both suffered suspected minor injuries, with Wilson transported by West Point to ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas New Cases Kristen and Randy Garreston vs. Michela Gorby and Broken Stone Excavating LLC; compensation sought for services not provided in excess of $15,000 Russell McHenry vs. Brittany Shultz; compensation sought for injuries sustained in a crash Global-Pak Inc. vs. Anchor Hocking Holdings Inc. and Anchor Hocking Company; payment sought for $16,710 in goods Mark Allen Birkhimer vs. Colette Faith Birkhimer; divorce sought Shane M. Wellman and Jennifer E. Wellman; dissolution sought Jason Owens and Shannon Owens; dissolution sought Columbiana County treasurer, Lisbon, ...

REAL ESTATE

Butler Township Jane A. Neiheisel to Cathy L. Robinson (trustee), 33.297 acres other agricultural use on Clark Road; $204,000 Center Township Timothy J. Brown to Timothy Brown Jr., home on state Route 45; $90,000 Columbiana Natalie M. Clutter to Austin Reynolds and Nina Shutack, home on Fairfield Avenue; $220,000 Bradley Rance to The City of Columbiana, other commercial structures on South Main Street; $72,000 Daniel Robert Wilson (trustee) to Anne L. Walston, condo on Timberline Drive; $330,000 Ross R. Shahan to KDC Properties V LLC, .56 acres commercial vacant land on ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A woman on state Route 45, Madison Township, reported at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday that her neighbor keeps coming to her front door asking for a ride. A deputy spoke with the man and told him to have no contact with the woman. — A Hanover Township resident on Shore Lane Drive reported at 7:01 p.m. Wednesday that his ex-girlfriend, of Center Township, is posting information about him on Facebook. He was advised to contact the Facebook administrator and an attorney. — Deputies responded to a welfare check requested at 1:17 a.m. Wednesday on Freeman Road, Center ...

THE COURTS

Grand Jury LISBON — Dylan C. Walsh, 25, Lacroft Avenue, East Liverpool, was served Wednesday with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for aggravated possession drugs, a third-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on May 15, 2025. Municipal LISBON — A Lisbon man was bound over to the grand jury facing potential felony charges after allegedly attempting to shoot a woman after a dispute. Robert Vaughn Jr., 27, state Route 517, Lisbon, was bound over to the grand jury charged with second-degree felony felonious assault and a misdemeanor ...

THE COURTS

Grand Jury LISBON - The Columbiana County Grand Jury issued open indictments Wednesday, including: — Robert J. Davis, 41 Lacroft Avenue, East Liverpool, fifth-degree felony theft for allegedly stealing a Stihl saw from Vernon Dell Tractor, East Liverpool on May 27. — Norman W. Bender, 52, Aten Avenue, Wellsville, fourth-degree felony grand theft of a motor vehicle and misdemeanors of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them-OVI, driving under suspension and drug paraphernalia for allegedly driving away in a woman’s vehicle ...