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Municipal Court LISBON — An East Liverpool man accused of stalking young females in the city was bound over to the grand jury recently. Kip Bailey, 36, State Street, is charged with felony-four menacing stalking and misdemeanor child enticement. Bailey allegedly stalked two juveniles on and around July 2. He is accused of hiding in the bushes near an East Liverpool home, watching the juveniles from his vehicle, urinating in front of the minor females and engaging in inappropriate conversation. On July 7, Bailey allegedly stopped his car in front of the residence and offered one ...

REAL ESTATE

Butler Township Sylvia A. Eller to Cade E. and Emily N. Shoff, other residential structures on Georgetown Road; $25,000 Janet L. Dawes to Charles D. and Krista E. Smith, home on Holmeswood Drive; $248,600 Columbiana Jill Burbick and David B. Donnellan to Daryl Kurtz, 1.429 acres on Bell Avenue; $15,000 Richard L. Pennell II to Stephen P. Ranelli Jr., home on North West Street; $315,000 RLC Real Estate Inc. to Roy Lane Crick Irrevocable Trust, 3.29 acres on Heck Road; $300 East Liverpool Charles P. Beaver to Joshua M. and Megan E. Coil, home on Lisbon Street; ...

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Municipal Court LISBON — Recently in Columbiana Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set Sept. 5 for an East Liverpool man, charged with fifth-degree felony failure to verify residence after a conviction of arson. Ross, who was convicted of arson in 2017, allegedly failed to report his address to the sheriff’s office or respond to two mailed warnings. Ross is required to provide his current address annually. James Houshour, 31, West Pershing Street, Salem, was fined $150 for driving under suspension. A pretrial hearing was set Nov. 12 for William Kindle, 32, West State ...

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Common Pleas New Cases June Stock, South Lincoln Avenue, Salem, vs. Paul Stock, Caldwell; divorce sought. Docket Entries Emily Weddle, West Pine Street, Lisbon, vs. Ryan Frantz, West Washington Street, Lisbon; case dismissed. Laurie Jones, Hill Boulevard, East Liverpool, vs. Brian Kerr, Hill Boulevard, East Liverpool; case dismissed. Vicki Lambert Georgetown Road, Salem, vs. Joseph Bernier, Homeworth; case dismissed. Pennex Aluminum Company LLC., vs. Matthew Burentt, et al; case dismissed. City of East Palestine vs. Brian Campbell; judgment of $6,377 granted. ...

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Municipal Court LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Aug. 15 for Samantha Jo Ward, 38, Steubenville Pike Road, Lisbon, charged with third-degree felony tampering with evidence and misdemeanors of endangering children/operating vehicle, resisting arrest, obstructing official business, operating a vehicle impaired first offense, booster seat violation, annual registration expired, expired license, no seat belt, expired plate and two counts driving under suspension. During a traffic stop on Aug. 5 in Lisbon, Ward allegedly attempted to ...

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Municipal Court LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Russell Lightner Jr., 45, state Route 45, Lisbon, was bound over to the county grand jury for first degree felony aggravated burglary and felonious assault, a second-degree felony, for an alleged stabbing at the Frola Motel on July 26 on state Route 45 in Center Township where a woman reported being cut by Lightner, who entered the woman’s apartment and began to yell at her. Witnesses alleged they heard items being thrown around and one witness said it sounded like knives being thrown. The woman was ...