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Washingtonville man accused of recording under women’s skirts has case bound over to grand jury

LISBON — A Washingtonville man accused of strategically placing his cell phone on a shelf to video record under women’s skirts while he was working at the Family Dollar in Leetonia had his case bound over to the Columbiana County Grand Jury. During a hearing Tuesday in county Municipal Court before Judge Danielle Menning, Shane Alston Beckert, 22, Stocking Street, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the felony charges, with the misdemeanor charges also referred to be considered by the grand jury. Charges against him include fourth-degree felony pandering obscenity ...

Prosecutor urges judge to reject motion to exclude weapons as evidence in alleged attack attempt on Acton

CANFIELD – The Mahoning County prosecutor urged a judge to reject a motion by the attorney for the man accused of allegedly lunging at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton to exclude evidence that he was in possession of weapons at the time of the incident. Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield, faces four misdemeanors related to the Sept. 6 incident at the county Democratic Party tent at the Canfield Fair. They are two counts of assault and one count each of inducing panic and disorderly conduct. At the time of his arrest, Havas had two handguns and a pair of taser-brass knuckles ...

Utica Shale Academy awarded funds to expand

SALINEVILLE – Efforts by Utica Shale Academy to prepare area youth for a variety of technical careers have received a major boost with the award of federal and state funds to expand its programs to Belmont, Harrison and Guernsey counties. The regional trade school has been awarded a ...

Elevating Mental Health and Wellness set to open with ribbon cutting

EAST LIVERPOOL — Elevating Mental Health & Wellness, 16705 St. Clair Ave., Ste. 303, East Liverpool, will open on Friday with a ribbon cutting and grand opening hosted by the River Valley Chamber Commerce at 4 p.m. Owner Patricia Ryenolds invites the public to attend the event which will include a meet and greet to get to know her and ask any questions they may have. Reynolds, a graduate of Malone University with a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling, has been involved in mental health practice since 2021 and has recently decided to start her own practice ...

Pink Ribbon Tea draws hundreds in Canfield

CANFIELD — “She held her mama’s hand … When they got the news ... Too close to home ... When it hits close to you ...” Those are lyrics from Candace Campana’s “Pink Ink,” a song she sang Monday for about 500 breast cancer survivors at Waypoint 4180, during the 32nd ...

Sunshine Bus provides services to Lisbon Exempted Village Schools

LISBON – The Sunshine Bus completed its tour of Lisbon Exempted Village Schools last week, making stops at McKinley Elementary and David Anderson Jr./Sr. High School. The district partnered with The Sunshine Bus to connect students with additional supplies for the school year. The Sunshine ...