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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies responded at 4:36 p.m. Sunday to Carmel Achor Road, Middleton Township for a domestic. Ashley Kerr, 34, Carmel Achor Road, Rogers, was found to be the aggressor and taken to the county jail. She was arraigned Monday in Columbiana County Municipal Court for domestic violence, with a pretrial set for Oct. 2 for allegedly shoving another woman from behind and dumping a drink on her while they were arguing. — Deputies were dispatched at 5:50 p.m. Saturday to Kirk Road, Fairfield Township, for a domestic violence report. Michael Cappelli, 27, Kirk Road, ...

Judgment sides with Wellsville school board in Open Meetings Case

LISBON — A case alleging violations of the Open Meetings Act against the Wellsville school board appears to remain open, but a recent judgment sided with the school board on a few of the claims in the complaint filed by Brian Ames of Mogadore. Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam issued the ruling Wednesday, finding that the school board adopted a rule and follows board policy when issuing notices of regular and special meetings and that there is no evidence to support the claim of threatened violations by the board when calling for executive sessions. Washam ...

Judge issues ruling regarding photo, photo lineup challenge

LISBON — A judge recently issued her written ruling for denying a defense challenge to the photo and photo lineup used to identify accused killer Jeno Wall, saying “the court does not find the identification to be unreliable.” Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton wrote that she applied several factors, including the opportunity of the witness to view the criminal at the time of the crime, the witness’s degree of attention, the accuracy of the witness’s prior description of the criminal and the level of certainty demonstrated by the witness at the ...

REAL ESTATE

Columbiana Aivars E. Dukats to Ryan C. Harvey et al, home on East Park Avenue; $140,000 East Liverpool Larry M. Davis to Dennis McDole and Lauren Levato, home on Canton Street; $40,000 1620 Allison Street LLC to Freddie Lee Plum III, home and other residential structures on Allison Street; $148,500 Natalie M. Barber et al to Jesse R. and Sydney D. Smith, home on Hill Boulevard; $162,000 East Palestine Christy Ross and David Householder to Christy R. and Chad B. Dailey, home on Main Street and other residential structures on Park Drive; $71,900 Inga Enterprise LLC to ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a pretrial was set Sept. 18 for Michael Murphy, 47, Amarillo Avenue, Negley, charged with failure to comply, resisting arrest, operating a vehicle impaired first offense, OVI refusal with prior within 20 years and a turn signal violation for allegedly failing to stop at first when a state trooper attempted a traffic stop in St. Clair Township and then resisting when taken into custody on Sept. 11. A pretrial was set Dec. 4 for Britania Brown, 44, Haiti Road, Salineville, charged with criminal trespass for allegedly ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy responded at 4:01 p.m. Monday to the area of Dunn Road, Madison Township regarding an ATV complaint. The deputy made contact with the people at their residence on Madison Drive, advising them to stay off of main roadways. — Deputies responded to the area of West Terrace Drive, Yellow Creek Township, at 3:55 p.m. Aug. 31 regarding an alleged sex offense, speaking with the parties involved and advising how to proceed. A report was taken and will be sent to the proper authorities to handle the matter. Salem — Officers responded to the area of East ...