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Court News LISBON — An East Liverpool man who entered guilty pleas to numerous charges in March, including a first-degree felony fentanyl possession charge, drug trafficking charges and obstructing official business was sentenced recently to at least five years in prison. Marques Marquell Kimmie, 30, Pennsylvania Avenue, appeared for sentencing in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for the two cases. For the one case involving first-degree felony possession of a fentanyl-related compound and fourth-degree felonies of trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine, he was ...

REAL ESTATE

Columbiana Dominic Italiano III to Firestone Touch Free Car Wash LLC, .731 commercial vacant land on state Route 14; $139,000 East Liverpool James R. Johnson et al to Hayden Jackson, two-family dwelling on Thompson Avenue; $108,000 Fairfield Township David E. Smith to Michael J. and Stephanie M. Wolfe, home on Middleton Township; $460,000 Knox Township Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC to Bonnie Bruno, home on Lake Front Drive; $118,000 Perry Township Salem Real Properties LLC to Rane and Beth Lottinville, manufacturing light assembly, industrial vacant land and commercial ...

THE COURTS

Court News LISBON — An East Liverpool man facing multiple counts related to his alleged possession of multiple images of child pornography was again found not currently competent to stand trial and ordered hospitalized. Aiden C. Booth, 22, Center Street, had been evaluated again for competency, but was not transported for the recent hearing in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court from Heartland Behavioral Health Care. Judge Scott Washam based his ruling on a new evaluation, finding that he was unable to understand the nature and objective of the legal proceedings or assist in his ...

CORRECTION

In the April 30 and May 2 editions, a case in Columbiana County Municipal Court for Kim S. Weekley, 61, Hilltop Drive, Lisbon, should have stated that he was accused of failing to verify his address for the arson offender registration. Both editions regarding Weekley in Municipal Court contained incorrect information about the complaint.

THE COURTS

Grand Jury LISBON — An East Liverpool man was served Monday with a secret indictment for multiple drug counts. Shane Lee Potts, 36, Avondale Street, East Liverpool, was charged with third-degree felony having weapons while under disability, second-degree felonies of aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs, fourth-degree felony possession of a fentanyl-related compound, fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of drugs for an incident Oct. 10, 2025. Potts allegedly possessed a firearm when he was prohibited from having one due to ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — Goshen Township Police in Mahoning County called at 2:35 p.m. Saturday to request a Columbiana County deputy do a welfare check on one of their township residents who made statements of self harm and was at a residence on Heritage Drive, Knox Township. The deputy spoke with the person who was fine and was with family members. The person also called Goshen Township Police and they don’t want to have contact with the person. — A deputy was dispatched at 1:46 p.m. Saturday to Bandy Road, Knox Township for a crash notification from a cell phone. The homeowner ...