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Court News LISBON — A Youngstown man who attacked another man with a knife last year was sentenced to at least three years in prison to a possible four and a half years in prison for felonious assault. Grant Michael Goodballet, 27, appeared for sentencing recently in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for the second-degree felony charge. He entered a guilty plea to the charge in April. A third-degree felony charge of intimidation of an attorney, victim or witness in a criminal case will be dismissed. Goodballet attacked the other man with a knife on Aug. 23, 2025 in East ...

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Court News LISBON — Brian Dean Tinker, 43. North Jefferson Street, Lisbon, pleaded guilty to failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a fourth-degree felony, and misdemeanor obstructing official business, with sentencing July 16. Another failure to comply charge will be dismissed. He ran a stop sign at East Pine and North Jefferson in Lisbon, then fled when police attempted a traffic stop, crashing into a house on Jefferson and fleeing from officers on foot on Nov. 3, 2025, finally stopping in the cemetery. — Brandon S. Myers, 52, Anderson Street, ...

REAL ESTATE

Butler Township Ronald P. and Carla J. Bates to Danielle M. and George W. Strawn, home on state Route 9; $285,000 Center Township Elizabeth J. Rainey (trustee) to Bradley and Zarah Suciu, 57.498 acre farm on U.S. Route 30; $250,000 TVT Devco I LLC to Futronics Inc, other commercial structures on Steubenville Pike Road; $45,000 Michael T. Foster to Allan McGivern, home on state Route 45; $225,000 Columbiana Kathy A. Seybert to Betsy McCoy, condo on Springfield Road; $178,500 East Liverpool Stefan B. Chappell and Ashley L. Curran to Ashley L. Curran, home on Florence Street; ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set May 26 for James W. Yacobucci, 55, Canton, charged with fifth-degree felonies of receiving stolen property and possession of drugs for allegedly being in possession of a stolen side-by-side and a plastic baggie with a crystal-like substance identified as methamphetamine on April 11 in East Rochester, West Township. A pretrial was set July 29 for Brittany Renee Lockhart, 32, Lisbon Street, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly striking a man in the face in East Liverpool on ...

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Grand Jury LISBON — A woman accused of stealing money from the Wellsville Youth Baseball League was served recently with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury. Shanice N. Thompson, 33, St. George Street, East Liverpool, was charged with grand theft, a fourth-degree felony. The indictment alleged that she stole the money from Jan. 29, 2024 to May 28, 2024, with the amount of the property or services stolen ranging in value from $7,500 or more but less than $150,000. Common Pleas NEW CASES County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Jay D. Pitcher, East Fourth Street, ...

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Common Pleas NEW CASES Brian J. Spier, Dairy Lane, East Liverpool, vs. Kashmere D. Spier, North Market Street, Lisbon; divorce sought. Martha Dray, Campbell Boulevard, Wellsville, vs. Donald Board, Campbell Boulevard, Wellsville; divorce sought. DOCKET ENTRIES Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC vs. Julie L. Carlisle; mortgage foreclosure ordered for Cleveland Street, Salem property. Ohio Laser, Inc. vs. Gregg Simpson; defense motion for change of venue denied. Bobbiejo McEwen-Worley and Stephen Worley; dissolution granted. Ashlie Lynn Williams and Jesse Lee Williams; dissolution ...