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Common Pleas New Cases John and Jonetta Haren, both Tower Road, Salem, vs. John Donaldson, Salem Alliance Road, Salem, and State Farm Mutual Insurance Company, Martins Ferry; damages sought for personal injury claim and underinsured/uninsured motorist claim from 2023 traffic crash. Timothy and Colleen Murray, both Mercer, Pa., vs. Heritage Thermal Services Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., et al.; damages sought for alleged personal injury from 2023. Connexus Credit Union, Wausau, Wisc., vs. Bonnie Kidder, East Pine Street Extension, Lisbon; repossession sought of 2018 travel ...

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Grand Jury LISBON — A Columbiana man accused of putting a gun in a woman’s mouth during a domestic in June was one of 20 defendants issued open indictments by the Columbiana County Grand Jury this week. Eric Travis, 43, state Route 14, was charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony with a firearm specification, and misdemeanors of aggravated menacing, using weapons while intoxicated and two counts domestic violence for allegedly pushing a woman to the ground and then pinning her down, putting a 9mm pistol in her mouth during an argument and also discharging three ...

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Common Pleas New Cases Prestige Financial Services Inc., Draper, Utah, vs. Eugene Mitchell and Dennis Mitchell, both Youngstown; collection sought of alleged $12,052 debt, plus $503 fees and $7,284 interest. Global Lending Services LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Christopher Yeager, Bacon Avenue, East Palestine; collection sought of alleged $15,234 debt. U.S. Bank National Association, Independence, vs. Zachery Strohecker, Elberon Avenue, Salem; collection sought of alleged $4,740 debt. Capital One, N.A., Dublin, vs. Angela Mathes, Woodland Drive, Columbiana; collection sought of alleged ...

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Grand Jury LISBON — Jordan Swain, 38, Mattix Road, Lisbon, was served recently with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on Jan. 18. Common Pleas News Cases Ally Bank, Lewisville, Texas, vs. Philip Stout, Akron; collection sought of alleged $38,832 debt plus $1,008 in late fees and $845 in finance charges, along with repossession of 2020 Jeep Cherokee. Packaging Corporation of America, Ashland, vs. Envelope 1, Inc., Friedman & Rummell Co., LPA, agent, ...

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Common Pleas New Cases Christopher Crooms, Lincoln Street Extension, Salineville, vs. Leonard Hruby, Seigler Road, Salineville, and Geico Insurance Agency, Columbus; damages sought for personal injury/negligence and uninsured/underinsured motorist claims from 2025 traffic crash. Court News LISBON — A Salineville man accused of sexual conduct with a minor was recently sentenced in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to three years in prison. Alan Taylor, 33, Academy Street, had previously entered a guilty plea to unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a third-degree felony, ...

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Grand Jury LISBON — Miguel Rodriguez, 23, Cleveland, was served Wednesday in Cuyahoga County with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, with a specification for forfeiture of money from a drug case, for allegedly possessing cocaine and $1,454 on June 30, 2024. Common Pleas New Cases Savannah Castellucci, North Benton, vs. Jacob Castellucci, Trinity Church Road, Lisbon; divorce sought. David Beaver, State Street, Leetonia, and Anne Beaver, East Lincoln Way, Lisbon; dissolution sought. Docket ...