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REAL ESTATE

Butler Township Josh and Cara Fidoe to Michael and Olivia Fidoe, home on Winona Road; $215,000 Center Township Norma Calvin and Berverly Clingerman to SLW Development LLC, home on state Route 45; $150,000 Great Trail Investments LLC to Glenn and Heidi Keaton, home on state Route 517; $219,000 Columbiana Alan E. and Marjorie J. Douglas to Jack Steckla, home on Bittersweet Drive; $130,000 Daniel and Shelly Erdel to Rogan and Ezra Stewart, home on North Pearl Street; $150,000 Kristopher S. Reash to Joanne and Duane S. Utkewicz, home on Juniper Drive; $490,500 Ryno the ...

POLICE

Salem — Suspicious activity was reported in the 1000 block of Homewood Avenue at 2:14 p.m. Thursday. Officers checked the area but did not find anyone suspicious in the area or at the property. — A suspicious person was reported in the 900 block of Newgarden Avenue at 2:01 p.m. Thursday. Officers checked the area and found nothing suspicious. — Officers conducted a wellness check on a woman who was highly intoxicated and her children in the 200 block of Ohio Avenue at 1:19 p.m. Thursday. The caller, who was a family member, already had two of the children at her residence but ...

THE COURTS

Grand jury LISBON – Open indictments recently issued the Columbiana County Grand Jury include the following: — Megan J. Gregg, 36, 20th Street, Wellsville, was placed under community control for five years and ordered to make restitution of $28,011 after pleading guilty to illegal use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits or WIC program benefits, a third-degree felony. The illegal use happened between Nov. 13, 2020 and May 31, 2025. — Michael N. Young, 45, Ravine Street, East Liverpool, was placed under community control for 18 months after pleading guilty to a ...

POLICE

Salem — A suspicious person was reported in the 400 block of Stewart Road at 10:41 a.m. Thursday. While officers were checking the area, the caller determined that the person in question was a resident at a neighboring home and advised that everything was fine. — A neighbor dispute was reported in the 200 block of East Fourth Street at 10:34 a.m. Thursday. The caller advised that the neighbors in their apartment complex had been moving property around on their shared porch. Officers spoke with the neighbors, who denied touching the property. The caller was advised to speak with ...

THE COURTS

Grand Jury LISBON — An East Palestine man accused of uploading videos of children being sexual assaulted or engaging in sex acts will face 18 felony counts related to his alleged possession of the material. Austin Michael Bowers, 30, North Market Street, was one of 12 defendants openly indicted by the Columbiana County Grand Jury this week. The grand jury met for two days and issued the dozen open indictments and 33 secret indictments for a total of 45 cases. Secret indictments aren’t made public until the defendants are served with the paperwork. Bowers was charged with three ...

POLICE

Salem — Suspicious activity was reported in the 800 block of Washington Avenue at 4:21 a.m. Tuesday. Officers checked the area around the house but did not locate anything suspicious. — Officers on patrol in the 800 block of East School Street at 10:32 p.m. Monday observed two suspicious vehicles in the park after hours. Officers spoke with the occupants, who advised they were just talking. They were advised of the park hours and sent on their way. — A domestic dispute was reported in the 600 block of Woodland Avenue at 9:31 p.m. Monday. Officers spoke with the female half ...