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THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a pretrial was set March 30 for Caleb Austin Hoggard, 23, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with assault and aggravated menacing for allegedly punching another man in the face and brandishing a knife on Jan. 19 in East Liverpool. A pretrial was set April 1 for Shawn Robert Watson, 25, Dogwood Circle, New Waterford, charged with aggravated menacing, endangering children, failure to stop after an accident and reasonable control. After an alleged physical dispute on March 13 in New Waterford, a woman said she was going ...

POLICE

Salem — Officers responded to the 200 block of West 16th Street at 5:02 a.m. Monday for a wellness check. The caller advised they heard a loud bang the night before and when they went to check on their neighbor, nobody answered. Officers spoke with the person in question, who advised that they were okay. — Officers responded to the 1600 block of Southeast Boulevard at 9:59 p.m. Sunday for a reported person to be removed. The caller advised that the person in question was causing problems. Officers spoke with the person and were able to calm them down for the night and advised ...

POLICE

Salem — Jacob Frederick Deer, 18, Lisbon Road, Salem, was cited for failure to obey a traffic signal following a two-vehicle crash in the 2400 block of East State Street at 1:53 p.m. Saturday in which he was eastbound and allegedly failed to stop for a red light, striking a northbound vehicle driven by Nancy Sparkman, 64, Canfield, who was making a right turn. No injuries were reported. — Christy Sue Keglor, 51, Barclay Avenue, Salem, was cited for failure to control and no valid driver’s license and arrested on an active warrant out of Columbiana County for failure to appear ...

REAL ESTATE

Center Township Pritchard Hill Reig LLC to Latrell Crute, home on Pritchard Avenue; $138,000 Columbiana Matthew S. Lewis to Ricky A. Maple, home on state Route 14; $145,000 East Liverpool Krista K. Frank to Hollie H. Smith, .81 acres on Lisbon Street; $7,600 Brooke E. Bennett to Mark Moritz, home on Rigby Street; $9,000 East Palestine Joyce A. Herstine to Lacey L. Corbin, home on England Drive; $74,000 Todd and Jamie Rosen to Adrian B. Glaindez et al, home on Hillside Drive; $589,900 Fairfield Township Eric and Kayla Ward Jr. to Tim and Denise Dickey, home on Fairfield ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set April 8 for Travis B. Ferguson, 39, 10th Street Extension, Wellsville, charged with fourth-degree felony passing bad checks for allegedly issuing a bad check for $1,018 to Quaker City Septic in Leetonia on Sept. 16, 2025. A pretrial was set May 27 for Thomas Randall Hughes II, 38, state Route 154, Negley, charged with theft for allegedly attempting to scan 32-cent stickers for all of his items at the Calcutta Walmart, trying to take 11 items valued at $243 on Jan. 24. A sentencing hearing was ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A woman on state Route 39, Washington Township, reported at 11:44 p.m. Thursday that her neighbor was slandering her over her horse walking with a limp. She was advised to contact an attorney. — A deputy was dispatched at 10:57 p.m. Thursday to a residence on Wayne Bridge Road, Center Township, for an open 911 line. The homeowner said everything was fine. — A person from Reed Street, Alliance called at 5:29 p.m. Thursday to report a person from Hartley Road, Knox Township stole a pair of their tennis shoes from their Alliance residence. The person was ...