THE COURTS

July 14, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES John E. Cianni, St. Jacob Logtown Road, Lisbon, and Starlyn M. Cianni, St. Jacob Logtown Road, Lisbon; dissolution sought. Kimberly L. Christie, French Street, East Palestine, and Patrick A. Christie, Beaver Falls, Pa.; dissolution sought. Douglas E. Smart, Rochester, East Rochester vs. Mary Ann Smart, Athens, W.Va.; divorce sought. Virginia Rae Thomas, Duke Vodrey Road, East Liverpool, vs. John M. Thomas, Stookesbury Road, Lisbon; divorce sought. David A. Byers II, Eagle Drive, East Liverpool, vs. Christine A. Byers, Bell School Road, East Liverpool. Frank ...

THE COURTS

July 13, 2026

Municipal LISBON - In Columbiana County Municipal Court, Rickey L. Smith, 70, Warren, was fined $150 for attempted possession of drug paraphernalia for attempting to possess a corner bag tear off coated in white residue during a traffic stop in Columbiana on Nov. 6, 2025. A pretrial was set Sept. 14 for Indiah Marie Pullie, 24, South Walnut Street, East Palestine, charged with operating a vehicle impaired and assured clear distance. A pretrial was set Sept. 14 for Joseph S. Skrinjar, 59, state Route 518, Lisbon, charged with OVI second offense, OVI breath second offense and a ...

REAL ESTATE

July 11, 2026

Center Township John and Agnes Hoover to Andrew D. and Arlene K. Lehman, 40.934 acre farm on Grafton Road; $360,000 Shawn Apple to Rober J. Miller, home and other residential structures on Center Avenue; $30,000 Columbiana Paul M. and Kaitlyn R. Potesta to Jacob and Angela Sevek, home on Fairfield Avenue; $375,000 East Liverpool George M. Williams III to Debra Puryear, home on St. Clair Avenue; $4,000 BCHF Oddfellows LLC to Ohio Community Housing LLC, apartment complexes on Sixth and Fifth streets; $75,000 Melanie L. Davis to Kenneth S. Page et al, home on Bradshaw Avenue; ...

THE COURTS

July 11, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Sherri Lynn Hicks, state Route 45, Lisbon, vs. Earl Dean Hicks, St. Clarksville; divorce sought. Velocity Investments, LLC, Wall, N.J., vs. Cody Rohrmann, Bye Road, East Palestine; case transferred from Columbiana County Municipal Court. NewRez LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Albert Shultz, West Main Street, Leetonia, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for West Main Street, Leetonia property. DOCKET ENTRIES Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC vs. Lawrence L. Crum, et al.; judgment vacated, case dismissed. Court News LISBON — A Wellsville man who entered a guilty plea ...

THE COURTS

July 10, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Timothy Geier, Louisville, vs. Elizabeth McCullough, aka Elizabeth R. Hackett, Aetna Street, Salem; damages sought for personal injury claim from 2024 traffic crash. Richard W. Apple II, U.S. Route 62, Beloit, vs. Dixi E. Apple, state Route 172, Lisbon; divorce sought. Western Funding Incorporated, Los Angeles, Calif., vs. Jared Adams, West Main Street, Salineville, et al.; collection sought of alleged $14,687 debt. Mohammed Yargueitt, Youngstown, vs. Kathy Benedict, Homeworth Road, Alliance; damages sought for personal injury claim from 2025 dog bite ...

THE COURTS

July 8, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Michael Browning, Bentley Drive, Salem, vs. Metchiel Radan Perez, aka Metchiel Perez Badilla, aka Metchiel Perez Browning, Dasmarinas, Cavite, Phillipines; divorce sought. Charles Bable, East Garfield Road, Petersburg, and Jennifer R. Bable, North Lincoln Avenue, Salem; dissolution sought. James C. Justin, Timber Run Street, New Waterford, and Lisa I. Justin, Timber Run Street, New Waterford; dissolution sought. DOCKET ENTRIES Christina Nicole Scranton and Levi Ray Scranton; dissolution granted. Jaykobe Andrew Johnson and Sierra Lynn Johnson; dissolution ...