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Grand Jury LISBON — An East Palestine man accused of uploading videos of children being sexual assaulted or engaging in sex acts will face 18 felony counts related to his alleged possession of the material. Austin Michael Bowers, 30, North Market Street, was one of 12 defendants openly indicted by the Columbiana County Grand Jury this week. The grand jury met for two days and issued the dozen open indictments and 33 secret indictments for a total of 45 cases. Secret indictments aren’t made public until the defendants are served with the paperwork. Bowers was charged with three ...

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Common Pleas NEW CASES Westlake Services, LLC, Los Angeles, Calif., vs. Lori Johnson, West Fifth Street, Salem, et al.; collection sought of alleged $16,092 debt. Jon E. Kirkbride, Canton, vs. Dynamic Structures Inc., Clearcreek Oilfield Solutions, state Route 7, New Waterford, and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Columbus; appeal of claim denial. Colette E. Mascher, Walnut Grove Lane, New Waterford, vs. Braxton Mascher, c/o Traci Mascher, Pinewood Drive, New Waterford; divorce sought. ODK Capital, LLC, South Jordan, Utah, vs. Columbiana Nutrition LLC, Canton, and Ivan ...

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Common Pleas NEW CASES Darlas Marie Zink, Fifth Avenue, East Liverpool, vs. Gail Edward Zink, Glenn Street East Liverpool; divorce sought. PNC Bank, Independence, vs. Kathryn F. Desantis, New Springfield; collection sought of alleged $6,211 debt. Amerihome Mortgage, Ewing, N.J., vs. Charlene K. Steen, Heritage Drive, Beloit, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Heritage Drive, Beloit property. Newrez LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Zachary A. Kreidler, Union Street, Washingtonville, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property. DOCKET ENTRIES County Treasurer ...

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Court News In Columbiana County Common Pleas Court: — Sakeem J. Griffin, 26, Cincinnati, was placed under community control for six months, non-reporting, after pleading guilty to a lesser-included offense of theft, a misdemeanor. Griffin was originally charged with grand theft, a fourth-degree felony, for stealing $11,697 over a period from April 29, 2024 to June 28, 2024 from TG Realty. Griffin was ordered to make restitution of $11,697. — Cagney Allen Springer, 37, Penn Avenue, East Liverpool, was sentenced to seven days in jail, with credit for seven days served, leaving no ...

REAL ESTATE

Butler Township Michael P. and Jessica L. Dorney to Brian Edward and Lois Todd, home on Woodsend Drive; $760,000 Gary Eichler to Patrick R. and Marisah D. Braham, home on state Route 9; $300,000 Columbiana Property Renovations of Allia to Logan Garrett Cope, home on Fairfield School Road; $160,000 East Liverpool Hayden Wright to Alan E. Barnes Rentals LLC, home and other residential structures on St. George Street; $35,000 Fairfield Township Quinton and Sharon Steiner to Jason J. Vaparides, home on Miller Road; $335,000 Quinton and Sharon Steiner to Jason J. Vaparides, ...

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Court News LISBON — Two men caught in sex-for-hire stings in East Palestine entered guilty pleas recently in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Randy T. McCauley, 40, Canton, pleaded guilty to third-degree felony compelling prostitution, fifth-degree felony possessing criminal tools and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution for allegedly responding to an undercover familial ad on a known prostitution website of an adult female and a minor female and arranging for sexual activity with both females in exchange for $260, then arriving in East Palestine on Nov. 28, 2025 for the meeting ...