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Common Pleas New Cases Timothy Potts Jr., Louise Street, East Liverpool, and Brandy Potts, Maple Hill Road, Salineville; dissolution sought. Cassidie Edwards, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, and Joseph Edwards, Steubenville; dissolution sought. Elks One Inc., doing business as Sleepy Hollow Golf Club, Homeworth Road, Alliance, and TJ Land Management One LLC, Homeworth Road, Alliance, vs. Merchants Preferred Insurance Company, Dublin, et al.; damages sought for 2023 hail storm/wind storm claim. Docket Entries U.S. Bank Trust National Association vs. Melissa Murphy, et al.; ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against John Wolfe Jr., 42, West Fourth Street, Salem, were bound over to the county grand jury for third-degree felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault for allegedly striking a woman in the face multiple times and hitting her head off of the bathroom door and also allegedly placing his forearm against her throat and attempting to strangle her on Oct. 18, 2024 in Salem. A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set March 27 for Ronnie Jackson, 67, Rose Drive, Lisbon, charged with fifth-degree felony aggravated menacing ...

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Grand Jury LISBON — Schon Scott, 59, Canton, was served recently with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing cocaine on Dec. 1, 2024. Court News LISBON — A Canton woman involved in a sex-for-hire case entered a guilty plea to misdemeanor soliciting and fifth-degree felony possessing criminal tools, a lesser included offense, in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Christina Butler, 35, Canton, will face sentencing on June 2. She was originally charged with promoting ...

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Common Pleas New Cases County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Black Pearl Investments LLC, Market Street, East Palestine, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Market Street, East Palestine properties. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Cody Jackson, Kountz Avenue, East Liverpool, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Kountz Avenue, East Liverpool property. Jamie Altomare, Winona Road, Winona, vs. Colin Bues, Hawk Road, East Rochester, and State Farm Insurance Company, Atlanta, Ga.; damages sought for personal injury claim, breach of contract over 2024 traffic ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, Dan Martinez, 66, North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem, waived extradition to Texas as a fugitive from justice wanted for sex-related charges involving children. The charges pending against him in Wichita County, Texas include two counts aggravated sexual assault, two counts of indecency with a child-sexual contact and three counts indecency with a child by contact. A case against Nicole Taylor, 45, 10th Street, Wellsville, was bound over to the county grand jury for theft, a fourth-degree felony, for allegedly taking lottery ...

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Common Pleas New Cases Ryan Yingst, Lake Milton, and Tammy Orr-Yingst, Boring Lane, East Liverpool; dissolution sought. Lori Heater, Kings Court, Leetonia, vs. Martin Heater II, Kings Court, Leetonia; divorce sought. Jenny Echols, state Route 39, Salineville, vs. Justin Echols, state Route 39, Salineville; divorce sought. Tamy Brennan, South Washington Street, East Palestine, vs. Francis Brennan, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; divorce sought. City of East Palestine, care of Regional Income Tax Agency, North Market Street, East Palestine, vs. Jonathan Graves, Thomas Street, East ...