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Arley J. Yerkey, Oak Street, Leetonia, vs. Karalee Yerkey, also known as Karalee Montague, Lisbon-Canfield Road,, Leetonia; divorce sought.
Nations Lending Corporation, Virginia Beach, Va., vs. Donald Prevost, East Liverpool Road, East Liverpool, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for East Liverpool Road, East Liverpool property.
Huntington National Bank, Columbus, vs. Keith A. Stryffeler, Bayard Street, Homeworth, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property.
Huntington National Bank, Columbus, vs. Stephen B. Mooney, Buck Road, Alliance, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property.
DOCKET ENTRIES
Rebecca L. Warner and William G. Warner; dissolution granted.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
John C. Hart, 32, Industry, Pa., crane operator, and Jessie Lee Ortz, 38, Petersburg, midwife.
Alex L. Leggett, 45, Hanoverton, chef, and Melinda S. Merryman, 38, Hanoverton, waitress.
Jacob T. Moore, 24, Salem, railroad laborer, and Taylor M. Swihart, 23, Salem, hairstylist/cosmetology.
Travis W. McDade, 48, Columbiana, patrol sergeant, and Cathy S. Nieto, 44, East Palestine, registered nurse.
James F. Clark Jr., 55, Lisbon, First Energy CSC, and Wendy S. Bott, 55, Salem, human resources.
Matthew E. Adams, 52, Kensington, unemployed, and Tammie M. Higgins, 61, Kensington, unemployed.
Daniel A. Sperdute, 25, New Castle, Pa., self employed, and Adriana M. Romano, 24, New Castle, Pa., physical therapist.
Kevin R. Finding, 35, East Liverpool, roofer/construction, and Megan S. Costanzo, 35, East Liverpool, medical coder.
Stephen B. Fulk, 48 East Rochester, supervisor, and Michelle R. Petrime, 41, East Rochester, security officer.
Herman L. Moxley Jr., 75, Wellsville, retired, and Phyllis I. Figley, 66, Wellsville, inspector.
Joshua H. White, 34, Dallas, Ga., inventory control specialist, and Emily N. Steves, 48, Dallas, Ga., seamstress.
Alex Q. Allen, 31, Salem, unemployed, and Monica M. Billingsley, 46, Salem, unemployed.
Chase C. Hoffman, 28, Beaver Falls, Pa., safety specialist, and Emily F. Wierley, 25, Beaver Falls, Pa., marketer.
Brenden J. McKeel, 25, Monaca, Pa., fire alarm inspector, and Lauren M. Lyons, 25, Monaca, Pa., mental health therapist.
Court News
-- David S. Durbin, 52, Duke Road, East Liverpool, was placed under community control for three years and received credit for one day served in jail for fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and third-degree felony having weapons while under disability for possessing methamphetamine on March 8, 2025 and having a weapon on Nov. 19, 2025 while prohibited from having a firearm due to being under indictment for a felony drug charge.
-- Cody Lee Jones, 36, Mill Street, Salineville, was sentenced to 200 days in jail, with credit for 158 days served, leaving a balance of 42 days still to serve for violating the terms of his probation for charges from two separate cases, including fifth-degree felonies of breaking and entering and aggravated possession of drugs, and misdemeanor theft. He possessed methamphetamine on June 4, 2024 and broke into a Dollar General on Oct. 26, 2024 and took tables and chairs.
-- Kelly A. Stoddard, 40, East Eighth Street, East Liverpool, was sentenced to six months in prison for aggravated possession of drugs and possession of a fentanyl-related compound, both fifth-degree felonies, with credit for 60 days served. She possessed methamphetamine and fentanyl on Aug. 7, 2024.
-- Robert J. Douglas, 48, Sophia Street, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated possession of drugs, a fourth-degree felony, with a specification for forfeiture of money from a drug case, with sentencing set for Nov. 30. A charge of aggravated trafficking in drugs will be dismissed. Douglas possessed methamphetamine and $303 on Sept. 25, 2025.
-- Isaac L. Lemasters Jr., 56, Water Street, Salineville, was sentenced to six months in prison for violating the terms of his probation for permitting drug abuse and drug paraphernalia, with credit for 26 days served. The prison term was ordered served at the same time as any sentence in Carroll County. He permitted a vehicle or other property to be used for felony drug abuse and possessed drug paraphernalia on May 22, 2021.
Municipal
LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Sept. 30 for Scott Eric Kopras, 34, Bradshaw Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with third-degree felony strangulation and misdemeanors of assault and unlawful restraint for allegedly assaulting a woman and strangling her in East Liverpool on Sept. 22.
According to the police affidavit, the woman was in the parking lot of East Liverpool City Hospital and afraid to go inside after the defendant allegedly slapped her in the eye and started punching her with his fist, then grabbed her by the throat and began to strangle her. She said she couldn't breathe as she begged him to stop, he let her go briefly and then started punching her in the head until she was covered in blood, the affidavit said.
The document also said he told her he didn't trust her to leave and she felt that she was not allowed to leave.
His bond was set at $150,000 cash or surety and he was ordered to have no contact with the victim and possess no weapons or firearms.
A case against Kevin W. Short, 53, last known address Desellem Road, Lisbon, was bound over to the county grand jury for operating a vehicle impaired, a third-degree felony, for a traffic stop on Aug. 28 when he was allegedly impaired in Lisbon, with a record that included a felony OVI conviction.
A preliminary hearing was set Oct. 7 for Clint G. Cain, 57, Grant Street, Lisbon, charged with two counts of gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony, for allegedly inappropriately touching juvenile girls, 11, 12 and 14 while giving them rides on a 4-wheeler on Grant Street, Lisbon on Sept. 27. A witness said the first two victims told him what happened and then he witnessed the defendant touching a third girl who was on the 4-wheeler with him. The witness got her off of the 4-wheeler and they all ran to get help.
A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Oct. 7 for Kayla Denise Clingerman, 40, West Chalmers Avenue, Salem, charged with third-degree felony intimidation and misdemeanors of obstructing official business and disorderly conduct for allegedly threatening a police officer after being transported to the Columbiana County jail, County Home Road, Lisbon on Sept. 26 for a disorderly incident in Salem on Sept. 25. An affidavit said police were called to East Pershing Street, Salem for an intoxicated woman, finding Klingerman allegedly heavily intoxicated. About an hour prior to this interaction, police had spoken to her and she said she consumed two bottles of vodka and fell three times. After her arrest, she had to be picked up and carried to the cruiser when she refused to stand up.
A pretrial was set Nov. 18 for Robert Michael Dailey, 61, Carter Road, New Waterford, charged with operating a vehicle impaired, OVI breath, marked lanes and open container.
A pretrial was set Nov. 17 for James Richard Zimmerman, 32, state Route 7, Columbiana, charged with OVI third offense, OVI breath third offense, marked lanes and open container.
A pretrial was set Nov. 17 for Mark Austin Vojnovich, 31, Church Street, East Liverpool, charged with OVI third offense, OVI refusal with prior within 20 years and reasonable control.
Michael L. Bess, 43, Pittsburgh, Pa., was fined $500 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for one day served, leaving two days still to serve in jail for obstructing official business amended from endangering children. He was ordered to have no in-person contact with the juvenile victim, but can attend sporting events and have electronic communications, but with no discussions regarding football. He was accused of creating a risk of health or safety to a juvenile by injecting him with performance-enhancing hormones or steroids with a hypodermic needle over a six-week period, with the last dose April 17, 2025, in East Liverpool, according to the police affidavit.
A pretrial was set Nov. 16 for David James Reeves, 50, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with theft for allegedly concealing two items in his pocket and leaving without paying for the items valued at $81 from the Calcutta Walmart on Aug. 25.
A pretrial was set Nov. 18 for Joseph Hunter Brooks, 18, Homeworth Road, Alliance, charged with operating a vehicle impaired and reasonable control.
A pretrial was set Nov. 18 for Carl Elwood Paugh, 61, Staunton Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with OVI and left of center.
A pretrial was set Nov. 17 for Joseph Bauer, 39, state Route 45, Lisbon, charged with OVI and driving under suspension.
A pretrial was set Nov. 18 for Eli D. Shreeve, 53, Y Camp Road, Lisbon, charged with OVI, OVI breath and speeding.
A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Oct. 14 for Jerry R. Krzys II, 47, New Buffalo Road, Columbiana, charged with fifth-degree felony improper handling firearms in a motor vehicle and misdemeanors of OVI, OVI breath and left of center for having a loaded handgun in the glove box of his vehicle while allegedly driving impaired on Sept. 26.
A pretrial was set Oct. 14 for Amy Lou Cameron, 56, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with aggravated menacing and menacing for allegedly threatening to shoot another woman, cut her with a knife and get her "9," causing the other woman to feel threatened on Sept. 27 in East Palestine. The defendant was allegedly intoxicated. She also allegedly started aggressively walking toward a different woman after taking off her jacket and taking out her dentures, yelling obscenities at her and making her feel like she was going to be attacked.
A pretrial was set Nov. 18 for Savannah Marie Gulu, 18, Jackman Street, East Liverpool, charged with assault for allegedly pulling a woman's hair and trying to drag her up the stairs at an East Liverpool residence on Sept. 22.
A pretrial was set Nov. 18 for Lori Ann Harris, 49, West North Avenue, East Palestine, charged with domestic violence for allegedly striking a man in the face and putting her hands around his neck on Sept. 27 in East Palestine.
A pretrial was set Oct. 13 for Seth Robert Steele, 34, Carter Street, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence, resisting arrest and obstructing official business for an alleged domestic incident on Sept. 27 in Liverpool Township when he allegedly failed to comply with several commands from police and was tased and taken down. He had allegedly lunged forward attempting to reach for the taser before he was tased, an affidavit said.
A pretrial was set Oct. 13 for Michelle Lynn Kerr, 44, West High Street, Lisbon, charged with domestic violence and unlawful restraint for allegedly slapping a man in the face multiple times and holding him down on Sept. 25 in Lisbon.
Ronald A. Shaffer Jr., 33, Salineville Road, Salineville, was fined $450 for two counts of disorderly conduct amended from assault and criminal damaging and for driving under suspension. Charges of aggravated menacing and domestic violence were dismissed. Shaffer had been accused of grabbing the steering wheel and making threats against a woman who was driving on Aug. 4 on U.S. Route 30 in Center Township. The vehicle then went off of the roadway. He also came into the passenger side window of a pickup and grabbed a man's arm and also damaged the right turn signal of the vehicle.