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Court News LISBON — A Columbiana man accused of possessing images of child pornography was ordered evaluated again for current competency and sanity at the time of the offenses. Richard Braham, 27, West Park Avenue, had previously been found competent and without serious mental issues in the fall, but his defense attorney Charley Kidder requested another evaluation last month. Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam ordered the evaluations be done by the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio and set a new status hearing for April 16. A trial date of Feb. 13 ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, charges of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools were dismissed against Olusegun G. Atoyebi, 40, last known address listed as Clive, Iowa, who’s in federal custody on an alleged immigration-related federal offense. Atoyebi had been accused of allegedly responding to an undercover ad placed by a Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force agent on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $100, then arrived in East Palestine on Nov. 30, 2025 for the meeting ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a pretrial was set April 1 for Donald Clair Nesselrode, 59, Smithfield Street, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly striking a woman in the ribs with a closed fist three times in East Liverpool on March 23. A pretrial was set March 30 for Bryan Douglas Adams, 41, Columbus, charged with theft and assault for allegedly punching a woman in the face and taking her phone on March 8 in Wellsville. Skyiler Russell Crowe, 18, East Clark Street, East Palestine, was fined $750 and given a suspended 90-day jail ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set March 30 for Beau M. McGuire, 48, Gavers Road, Hanoverton, charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and strangulation, a third-degree felony, for allegedly grabbing another man by the neck and choking him during an altercation on March 22 in Hanover Township. The victim appeared to have bite marks on his left thumb and scratches on his neck. A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set March 30 for Anthony R. Powell, 34, Riverside Avenue, Wellsville, charged with fourth-degree felony ...

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE Butler Township Joyce M. Gause and John E. Meissner to John E. Meissner, home on Slater Road; $50,200 Linda McKiever et al to Sandra Hollabaugh et al, 14.171 acres timberland on Whitacre Road; $14,620 Scott E. and Clittie I. Wagmiller to Thomas Lee Baker and Nicholee Beth Wagmiller, home on McCann Road; $175,000 Megan M. Tice to Matthew D. Rydarowicz et al, home on Hartley Road; $325,000 Center Township Brian R. Davis to Brian R. Davis, home on state Route 45; $3,020 Columbiana Steven D. Bacha to Rachel Bacha, home on South Vine Street; $80,000 Melody ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set March 30 for Austin Michael Bowers, 30, North Market Street, East Palestine, charged with pandering obscenity involving a minor, a second-degree felony, for allegedly transmitting videos featuring children engaging in sexual activity from his account onto other platforms. According to an affidavit, investigators executed a search warrant at his East Palestine home on March 18 and confirmed the videos came from his account. On Aug. 21, 2025 he was allegedly flagged by Dropbox for allegedly ...