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THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a Lisbon man was bound over to the grand jury Tuesday facing potential charges for obscenity involving minors. Austin Bowers, 30, Depot Road, Lisbon, was bound over to the grand jury charged with second-degree felony pandering obscenity involving a minor for allegedly uploading a sexually graphic video of a pre-pubescent female juvenile and an adult male to Dropbox and a video of a female juvenile engaged in sexual acts with a male to X on Aug. 21 in East Palestine. Javon Wesley, 30, Youngstown, was bound over the grand ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON—A New Waterford man faces potential felony charges for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home and fleeing from officers at high speeds. In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing and pretrial were set April 6 for Ryan Kost, 28, New Waterford, charged with second-degree felony kidnapping and burglary, fourth-degree felony failure to comply, and a misdemeanor charge of theft for allegedly ripping out the screen of a side window and entering a woman’s home without permission, grabbing her and dragging her into another room in the house before ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy responded to the 33000 block of Votaw Boulevard in Hanover Township at 5:15 p.m. Sunday for a report of a possible stolen license plate. Officers spoke with the caller and advised them how to proceed and that a report would be on file. — Deputies responded to a business in the 7600 block of state Route 45 in Center Township at 8:02 p.m. Friday for a report of suspicious activity. The caller advised they had received a phone call from someone falsely claiming to be the owner and asking how much money was in the drawer and how much money they have ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Brian C. Pike, 41, Pittsburgh, Pa., were bound over to the county grand jury for failure to comply/fleeing, a third-degree felony, and misdemeanors of driving under suspension and use of unauthorized plate for allegedly fleeing from an attempted traffic stop on state Route 11 in Elkrun Township on Jan. 23, leading a trooper on a high speed chase for several miles, then crashing and fleeing on foot and being taken into custody. A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set April 1 for Marcus Lee White, 43, Mulberry ...

POLICE

Lisbon — An officer was dispatched at 6:31 p.m. March 20 to the 500 block of West Washington Street for a reported neighbor dispute over broken bricks. — Michael Baxter, of Weirton, was cited at 11:24 p.m. March 22 southbound on Market Street for expired registration and no motorcycle endorsement. — Tim Hicks, no address listed, was arrested at 7:22 a.m. March 22 on an active warrant out of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office and transported to jail while at the Valley View gas station. — An unidentified driver was cited for a marked lane violation at 7:01 a.m. ...

REAL ESTATE

Butler Township Julia A. Wack to Zachary and Christyn Miller, home on Slater Road; $258,000 Marian J. Earley (trustee) to Allegheny Wesleyan College, home and other residential structures on Burtview Place; $270,000 Columbiana Larry B. Stevens to Rickey and Dona Dawson, home on Bell Avenue; $270,000 East Liverpool Connie M. Neal to Andrew M. and Leah C. Balser, other residential structures on Anderson Boulevard; $35,000 First Choice Property Acquisition to Jacob M. Russell, 12.391 acres agricultural vacant land on Kingsridge Road; $41,500 Conor J. Faloon to Logan A. Ford ...