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Man who directed fraud scheme from India gets 9 years

Local News August 15, 2026

The two Chaudharys, Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary and Trusha Chaudhary, learned their sentences this week in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, with Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary, 25, who directed the $5 million fraud targeting the elderly, being sentenced to more than nine years in prison and Trusha Chaudhary, one of his accomplices, getting probation. Among the victims was a 77-year-old man from Salem, who gave up $61,000 to the scammers and nearly gave up another $50,000 but his bank suspected fraud and contacted the FBI, which set up a sting operation. The Columbiana County ...

Mahoning Valley Dahlia Society 22nd Annual Show

Neighborhood News August 15, 2026

The Mahoning Valley Dahlia Society will host its 22nd Annual Show Aug. 22 and 23 at Boardman Park’s Lariccia Family Community Center, 375 Boardman-Poland Road (state Route 224), Boardman. The public is welcome on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 1 to 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Aug. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dahlias of all colors and forms as well as artistic designer arrangements will be entered into the show. Exhibitors from Ohio and surrounding states will compete for prizes and the joy of showing their Dahlias to the public. Society members will answer questions about growing and showing Dahlias. ...

THE COURTS

Police and Court Reports August 15, 2026

Court News LISBON — A Lisbon man accused of threatening to kill a woman while choking her and punching her last fall was sentenced to at least nine years in prison after being found guilty of all charges. Frederick E. Krueger, 35, Shelby Road, appeared recently before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam to receive his punishment after Washam found him guilty during a trial to the court. Washam sentenced him to six years for felonious assault, a second-degree felony, plus an additional three years for strangulation, a third-degree felony, bringing the minimum ...

Man charged with sex crimes to face trial Feb. 9

Local News August 15, 2026

LISBON — A man accused of engaging in sexual activity with a 13-year-old child earlier this year is scheduled to face a jury trial on Feb. 9 in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Wayne R. Tate, 51, Broadway Avenue, Wellsville, appeared Friday for a pretrial before Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton, accompanied by defense attorney James Melfi, who was there on behalf of Tate’s defense attorney David Betras. A final status hearing was set for 9:20 a.m. Jan. 8. During the hearing, Bickerton addressed a motion for reduction of bond, ruling against it. Tate’s bond was ...

REAL ESTATE

Police and Court Reports August 15, 2026

Center Township MMSA Glovbal LLC to Lisbon Extended Stay LLC, motel on state Route 45; $435,000 Adrienne L. Leggett (trustee) to Jordan and Destiny Mixon, home on U.S. Route 30; $275,000 Columbiana Kathy J. Baer and Eric T. Kannal (trustees) to William Motry, home on Manor Drive; $229,000 Annie Bernard to Paul L. Edgar, home on Union Street; $159,100 Russel James Albarado et al to Isabella Bettura, condo on Springfield Road; $155,000 Mary E. West and Terri E. Dickson to Randy and Kim Guy, home on Homestead Drive; $994,750 East Liverpool Raymond F. Beaver to Ryan and ...

DAHS Class of 1966 celebrates 60th anniversary with donation

Neighborhood News August 15, 2026

LISBON — Lisbon David Anderson High School and Junior High students will be greeted at the door by a new bench donated by the DAHS Class of 1966 when they return to school on Wednesday. “I just love it,” Class of 1966 member Cheryl Mills said. The bench was constructed by Matt Baird, ...