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REAL ESTATE

Center Township Karen and Kelly Keir to Myissa Joy and Michael Clark Sr., 3 acres on U.S. Route 30; $290,000 Nanette M. Bates (trustee) to Randall S. and Paula A. Bates, 5.061-acre grain farm on Freeman Road; $22,200 Randall S. and Paula A. Bates to Nanette M. Bates (trustee), 4-acre grain farm on Freeman Road; $17,600 Cory J. Wonner to Tad C. and Beth A. Brogan, 20.38-acre farm on Gamble Road; $605,000 Columbiana Stephanie Patrick to Ryan Strollo and Alexis Roach, home on Aberdeen Court; $700,000 Collin W. Witt to Zachary Allen Fahs, home on South West Street; $152,500 East ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Feb. 25 for Robert L. Byrd III, 27, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony, fourth-degree felony strangulation and misdemeanors of expired license, no license and expired license plates. Byrd was accused of allegedly assaulting a woman on July 6, 2025 in Rogers by slamming her leg in her car door, grabbing her by the throat and shoving her into her car, causing her to hit her head. He also allegedly attempted to hit her with a window ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy returned a call at 5:44 p.m. Thursday to a person in Yellow Creek Township regarding neighbor troubles. They were advised how to proceed. — A report regarding menacing was taken at the sheriff’s office at 5:06 p.m. Thursday regarding a state Route 45 property in Elkrun Township. The person was advised how to proceed. — A suspicious person and vehicle were reported at 6:56 a.m. Wednesday on Crestview Road, Fairfield Township where a deputy responded and made contact with the driver of the vehicle. The person was going to a relative’s ...

CLARIFICATION

Except for being relayed to first responders for general directional purposes, McKay and Gould was not the source of the fuel at the center of Wednesday’s Sulphur Run spill in East Palestine. Authorities have already traced the cause to a Norfolk Southern diesel holding tank farther away from the site.

THE COURTS

Common Pleas New Cases SMB Private Education Loan Grantor Trust, Newark, Del. vs. Andrew M. Schach, North Main Street, Columbiana, et al.; collection sought of alleged $36,036 debt. JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wilmington, Del. vs. Amanda Fraser, Sprucevale Road, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $18,619 debt. LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Eric Erskine, Lexington Avenue, Salem; collection sought of alleged $30,404 debt. Docket Entries JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. Joseph Cataldo Jr., et al.; foreclosure judgment vacated, case dismissed. Court News LISBON — A man ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A domestic violence report was taken at a residence on Main Street, Knox Township after a deputy was dispatched at 10:04 p.m. Tuesday. All parties separated for the night and a refusal was signed. — A 911 hangup call was reported at 12:16 a.m. Tuesday at the Travelers Motel, state Route 45, Center Township. A deputy arrived and drove through the parking lot several times with emergency lights activated to provoke a response from the caller. A woman looked out the window from the office area, but did not attempt contact. — A suspicious person was reported ...