THE COURTS

September 19, 2026

Grand Jury LISBON — Pamela S. Risbeck, 50, Trinity Church Road, Lisbon, was served Thursday with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for fourth-degree felony theft from a person in a protected class, fifth-degree felony receiving stolen property and misdemeanor misuse of credit cards for allegedly stealing $1,585 from a man, possessing his stolen debit card and misusing his credit card from Oct. 11, 2025 to Oct. 14, 2025. Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Kyrin Michael McLaughlin, 28, Rose Drive, Lisbon, was bound ...

THE COURTS

September 18, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Michael J. Poynter, Kingsridge Road, East Liverpool, vs. Edith J. Poynter, Aten Avenue Extension, Wellsville; divorce sought. Alex Cook, Crestview Road, New Waterford, vs. Courtney Cook, Youngstown; divorce sought. Servis One, Inc. doing business as BSU Financial Services, Bethesda, Md., vs. Scott E. Arter, West High Street, Lisbon, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property. Capital One, N.A., Columbus, vs. Travis B. Wright, Rosetta Drive, Negley; collection sought of alleged $26,771 debt. Bonds Therapeutics, LLC doing business as ...

THE COURTS

September 17, 2026

COMMON PLEAS NEW CASES Katherine Joy, Youngstown, vs. Steven Brian Joy, Moore Street, East Liverpool; divorce sought. Keith Nathaniel Richards, Andover, vs. Marcie Mcmarnei/Mcmannis/Butera, Albright Avenue, Columbiana; damages sought for alleged claim of emotional distress. DOCKET ENTRIES Troy Capital, LLC vs. David R. Pagani; 2010 judgment of $15,423 granted to plaintiff revived. Velocity Investments, LLC vs. Brittany Logan; $40,728 judgment granted to plaintiff. Salem Community Hospital vs. Sandra Smith; $23,185 judgment granted to plaintiff. Selene Finance, L.P. vs. ...

THE COURTS

September 16, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Veva June Miller, Sugar Street, East Liverpool, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Sugar Street, East Liverpool property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Richard Nixon III, Newell, W.Va.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Garner Avenue, East Liverpool property. Tyler Foster, Park Avenue, East Palestine, vs. Lauren Dilworth, state Route 170, Petersburg; divorce sought. Freedom Mortgage Corporation, Fishers, Ind., vs. Kevin L. Puhac, Cain Street, East Liverpool, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for ...

THE COURTS

September 15, 2026

Grand Jury LISBON — Lester D. Lovett Jr., 33, North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem, was served recently with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing buprenorphine on Oct. 30, 2025. Common Pleas NEW CASES Roxanne Westerman, Edgewood Drive, Salem, vs.. Dean Westerman, East Ninth Street, East Liverpool; divorce sought. DOCKET ENTRIES Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. Dwayne S. Blake, et al.; previous judgment vacated, case dismissed. County Treasurer vs. Christopher M. Stamp, et al.; delinquent ...

THE COURTS

September 14, 2026

Grand Jury LISBON — Drug defendants were served recently with secret indictments issued by the Columbiana County, including: — Alayah Cheylynn Thornton, 26, Commerce Street, Wellsville, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on April 4, 2025. — Jobie Norris, 38, Chester, W.Va., fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine for allegedly possessing cocaine on June 21. Common Pleas NEW CASES County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Timothy R. Ward, North Pearl Street, Columbiana; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for North Pearl ...