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Tour highlights economic success in Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN — Marking the second stop on a two-week statewide tour, America Makes hosted Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel on Monday afternoon as part of their Heart of Opportunity tour. The gathering celebrated Ohio’s ranking as the best state to do business nationwide in 2026, ...

POLICE

Highway Patrol — Madelynne M. Schweiger, 22, Canonsburg, Pa., was cited for reasonable control after her westbound vehicle traveled off of state Route 172 and struck an electrical box and a culvert at 11 a.m. Aug. 14 in Hanover Township. — No injuries were reported when an eastbound vehicle driven by Jeryck A. Givens, 27, state Route 45, Lisbon, on U.S. Route 30 struck a beaver crossing the road at 3:20 a.m. Aug. 13 in Elkrun Township. — Vincent E. Delaroza, 27, North Market Street, East Palestine, was cited for reasonable control after his westbound vehicle went off of the ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas NEW CASES Rachel Lynn Croft, state Route 170, Negley, and Jonathan R. Croft, Cream Ridge Road, Lisbon; dissolution sought. Credit Acceptance Corporation, Southfield, Mich., vs. Christopher Wilson, Daisy Aly, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $12,741 debt. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Orange, Calif., vs. Megan Kline, state Route 46, New Waterford, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for state Route 46, New Waterford property. DOCKET ENTRIES Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. David M. Clarke Jr., et al.; foreclosure case dismissed. Clearview Federal ...

Cunningham gets 25 to life for murder of Smith Township

YOUNGSTOWN — A man who pleaded guilty to murdering a Beloit woman in 2023 will spend at least 25 years in prison. After numerous delays and all manner of legal drama, the family of Gena Wade finally has some degree of closure, after Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony Donofrio ...

Former police chief waives right to preliminary hearing in domestic violence case

LISBON — Former Liverpool Township police chief Jayson Jackson waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday, with his case for fourth-degree felony domestic violence bound over for consideration by the Columbiana County Grand Jury. Jackson, 53, Campground Road, Wellsville, appeared briefly before county Municipal Court Judge Danielle Menning for the latest case. He’s accused of allegedly punching a woman several times during a domestic on July 26 in Liverpool Township. He’s also facing a probation violation hearing at 2 p.m. Oct. 20 after stipulating to probable cause ...

September and October events at Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center

EAST LIVERPOOL – The Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center has announced the following activities for September and October: Saturday, Sept. 5 from 1 to 2 p.m. – Ohio School of Falconry. The Ohio School of Falconry will be set up in front yard of the Wildlife Education Center. Joe Dorian will demonstrate how the birds fly and capture their food and talk about each bird. Guests will be able to take pictures of the birds. At the end of the program, 10 names will be drawn from those attending the program (must be at least 9 years old to do this). Those people will be able to have one ...