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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.

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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 ...

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Common Pleas New Cases Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Orange, Calif. vs. Brian J. Hamilton, Hillcrest Road, Wellsville, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Hillcrest Road, Wellsville property. Seven Seventeen Credit Union, Inc., Warren, vs. Nicholas C. Checkler, Taylor Road, Rogers; collection sought of alleged $22,133 debt, plus $3,409 interest. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Orange, Calif. vs. Jeremiah A. Dalton, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool property. Citizens Bank, Glen Allen, Va., vs. ...

REAL ESTATE

Butler Township Harvey R. and Deborah L. Price Sr. to Emily Roth and Mitchell Prendergast, home on U.S. Route 62; $320,000 Sevakeen Country Club to Sevakeen Country Club, home on Country Club Drive; $111,000 Center Township Delvyn L. and Lois E. Martin to Jerimiah and Laryn Creighton, 28.613-acre farm on Lisbon Road; $550,000 Columbiana Total Generation Services LLC to KDC Properties V LLC, other commercial structures on East Park Avenue; $330,000 Benjamin and Pamela J. Johnston to Matthew and Kristian Land, home on Parkview Drive; $420,500 William E. and Diana L. Hartwig ...