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THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set March 16 for Jessy Paul Lee, 35, Chester, W.Va., charged with felonious assault with a weapon, abduction and grand theft auto for allegedly punching a woman in the face multiple times then holding a knife to her throat while they were traveling in a vehicle in East Liverpool on Feb. 17. The affidavit said the victim was able to pull the vehicle over on West Fifth Street where she fled from the vehicle screaming for help. Prior to that, he had shown up at her residence and asked for a ride, and ...

REAL ESTATE

Columbiana JL Contracting & Remodeling LLC to Jason L. Bacha, home on Sunset Court and other residential structures on West Street; $300,000 Cindy and James Hotchkiss to It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere LLC, home on Duquesne Street; $135,000 East Liverpool Adkins Rental Properties LLC to Kyle J. Wilbert, two-family dwelling on West Ninth Street; $76,800 Eugene J. Rogers Jr. to Gerald L. Crabtree, home on Center Street; $30,500 James K. Grimm et al to James K. Grimm, home on Globe Street; $18,400 East Palestine Gorby’s Holdings II LLC to DSL East Palestine LLC, small ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 10:49 p.m. Thursday to Family Dollar, state Route 172, Hanover township, for an alarm. All windows and doors were secure at ground level. — A deputy responded at 4:13 p.m. Thursday to a residence on Mahoning Avenue, Knox Township, for an open 911 line. The homeowner said the number does not belong to anyone at the residence. — Illegal dumping was reported at 5:58 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Slater Road, Butler Township, for a septic truck with a hose going into the creek, possibly dumping waste. A deputy responded and ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas News Cases County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Bruce A. Maher, Westview Drive, Salem, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Westview Drive, Salem property. Tara Woods, Roselyn Avenue, Wellsville, vs. Terry Beabout, state Route 39, Salineville; divorce sought. Michael Monroe, Morgantown, W.Va. vs. Rian Harkins, Follansbee, W.Va.; damages sought for alleged negligence and personal injury claims from 2024 traffic crash. Docket Entries Amanda Asher vs. Christopher Asher; dissolution granted. County Treasurer vs. Samuel R. Shasteen, et al.; delinquent ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A resident of Salem Grange Road, Salem Township reported at 11:56 p.m. Tuesday that a vehicle pulled into the Franklin Square Cemetery on Salem Grange Road and turned off their headlights. A deputy responded and spoke with the driver of the vehicle, of Salem, and his female passenger, of Canton, and they advised they were leaving the property. — A deputy was dispatched at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday to Twin Springs Golf Course, state Route 172, Hanover Township, for two explosions on the property and flames seen from behind the club house. The deputy and Hanover ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set March 11 for Devon Gage Lockhart, 23, West Ninth Street, East Liverpool, charged with fourth-degree felony receiving stolen property and misdemeanor discharge firearm. Also on March 11, he’s facing probable cause hearings for allegedly violating the terms of his probation for a 2023 case of criminal mischief and a 2023 case of theft. On March 3 during a traffic stop in East Liverpool, Lockhart was a passenger and a stolen firearm out of Akron was found under his seat. He allegedly took ...