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Neighborhood News September 5, 2026

U.S. Route 30 closure for pavement rehabilitation Starting Sept. 21, U.S. Route 30 will close at the state Route 11/U.S. Route 30 interchange in West Point for 45 days. The closure includes the section of U.S. Route 30 from state Route 45 to the state Route 11 northbound on- and off-ramps. Additionally, the ramp from state Route 11 to U.S. Route 30 and the eastbound U.S. Route 30 ramp will close as part of this phase of the project. The detour is from state Route 11 to state Route 154 west, back to U.S. Route 30. This work is the first of five phases of the project. Following ...

New dates set in involuntary manslaughter case

Local News September 5, 2026

LISBON — Upcoming court dates were set Friday in the case against Seth T. Hildebrand, who is accused of causing the death of a 2-year-old child in December 2024. Dates were set for an interim status conference hearing at 10 a.m. on Jan. 15, a final status conference hearing at 9 a.m. on March 2, and a jury trial at 9 a.m. on April 6 during a brief pretrial hearing Friday. Hildebrand, 21, Birch Road, East Liverpool, who was in attendance Friday, has been out of jail on a $200,000 cash or surety bond. In July, Hildebrand entered a not guilty plea to charges of first-degree felony ...

REAL ESTATE

Police and Court Reports September 5, 2026

Center Township Barbara R. DeCort to John William Rankin et al, other residential structure on Steubenville Pike Road; $45,000 Columbiana Randal S. and Kimberly S. Guy to Glenn and Michele Orlosky, home on Terra Verde Avenue; $595,000 Barbara E. Farrand to John C. and Sylvia C. Harris, home on South Vine Street; $180,000 Debra S. Schaefer to Charles L. Beiling (trustee), home on Fairfield Avenue; $123,000 East Liverpool Andrea Dankanecs to Millicent Calkins, home on Elysian Way; $335,000 Travis and Mary Anne Belich to Jason Jimmie and Allanna Gorman, home on Gardendale Street; ...

THE COURTS

Police and Court Reports September 5, 2026

Court News LISBON — An East Liverpool woman accused of attempting to take drugs into a governmental facility has pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Crystal L. Christy, 48, LaCroft Avenue, pleaded guilty to illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, a third-degree felony; aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony; and a misdemeanor count of illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia for allegedly attempting to take drugs into a governmental facility Jan. 14, 2022. Sentencing is set Oct. 29. Grand ...

Arrest made in threat against Knox school

Local News September 5, 2026

BELOIT — An arrest has been made in the threat against Knox school last month. In a letter to parents Friday night, West Branch Schools Superintendent Matthew Manley said an arrest for terroristic threats, a third-degree felony, had been made that day by local law enforcement. The name of the individual could not be confirmed before press time Friday night. Manley assured families that measures are being taken to ensure student and staff safety. “While an arrest has been made, we recognize that this situation has understandably caused concern for our families and staff,” he ...

Idabelle Firestone Fall Concert Series concerts continue

Neighborhood News September 5, 2026

COLUMBIANA — The free Idabelle Firestone Fall Concert series sponsored by the Firestone Cultural and Custodial Committee continues to entertain the community and surrounding areas with its Sunday afternoon performances, rain or shine. Coming up this Sunday, Sept. 6, is the Tamburitzans, a ...