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Wellsville man pleads guilty to child pornography charges

Local News September 10, 2026

LISBON — A Wellsville man accused of possessing multiple images of child pornography entered a guilty plea Tuesday morning to 18 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person. James G. Hunter, 77, Commerce Street, will face sentencing at 10:40 a.m. Nov. 9 in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. According to the plea agreement, the prosecutor will recommend an 18-year sentence for the fourth-degree felony charge, with the sentence consisting of 12 months in prison for each of the 18 counts, to be served consecutively. Another 32 ...

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Police and Court Reports September 10, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 10:04 p.m. Sunday to Cream Ridge Road, Elkrun Township, for a person having a mental episode. The person was worried that people were trespassing on his property. Deputies checked the area and made no contact with anyone, telling the person, who calmed down. He said he was going back inside for the night. Salem — Cameron Colwell, 24, Salem, was cited for OVI, plates to another vehicle, no operator’s license, and issued a summons for possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop on his vehicle in the area of South ...

Criminal cases dismissed after Leetonia man found not competent

Local News September 10, 2026

LISBON — A Leetonia man had the three criminal cases against him in Columbiana County Municipal Court dismissed after he was found not competent and not able to be restored to competency. Jonathan D. Cook, 43, Oak Street, was ordered sent back to Heartland Behavioral Healthcare after the hearing Wednesday. Cook had been examined by the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio and based on the report, Judge Danielle Menning found him not competent and noted there was not a substantial probability that he will become competent. She then dismissed all three cases, which included ...

Salem to honor lives lost in 9/11 attack on 25th anniversary

Local News September 10, 2026

SALEM — The city of Salem will be honoring the lives lost in the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, on the 25th anniversary of that historic day. A memorial ceremony will be held at 8:35 a.m. Friday at Lincoln Plaza. The ceremony will include a flag raising ceremony, discussion of the ...

An appeals court is considering a push to restrict most common abortion method

Local News September 10, 2026

A panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States, one of several ongoing efforts to restrict abortion access four years after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to decide the issue. The case before the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is one of three making its way through the courts as abortion opponents try to block providers in states where abortion is legal from sending drugs for medication abortions into states where it is ...

Historical Society Participating in Ohio Open Doors

Neighborhood News September 10, 2026

COLUMBIANA – Historical Society of Columbiana and Fairfield Township will take part in Ohio Open Doors from Sept. 10 through 20. Visitors can discover Ohio’s amazing heritage today through Sunday, Sept. 20, as historic buildings and fascinating places across the state open their doors for special tours and events as part of the Ohio History Connection’s biennial event. Admission to all Ohio Open Doors events is free. A list of the statewide events and activities is available at ohiohistory.org/opendoors. “Ohio Open Doors shares stories of important landmarks and interesting ...