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Jury trial set for driver who ran over pregnant girlfriend

LISBON — The man accused of causing the death of his pregnant girlfriend after running her over last year in East Liverpool will remain in jail under a $100,000 cash or surety bond, with a jury trial set for Oct. 27. Cameron Martin, 20, Minerva Street, East Liverpool, appeared for a ...

Wellsville man accused of shooting juvenile gets 6 years in prison

LISBON — A Wellsville man accused of shooting a juvenile last year faced his punishment Thursday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court, apologizing for his involvement before being sentenced to six years in prison. E’mory Nazay Chiles, 20, appeared in the custody of a deputy sheriff and ...

Former corrections officer gets jail time for assaulting inmates

LISBON — A former corrections officer accused of assaulting two inmates in 2024 will return to the Columbiana County jail on Monday to begin serving a 37-day jail term for assault and attempted assault. David James Ferguson-Grantz, 27, Youngstown, appeared with his defense attorney James ...

Columbiana resident hit by beer can at Star Lake is suing venue

A man struck in the head with a full beer can at a concert last year is suing The Pavilion at Star Lake for alleged negligence. Law firm Morgan & Morgan filed the lawsuit on behalf of Michael Mollenkopf in Allegheny County this week. Named in the lawsuit are Live Nation, which operates ...

Salem couple indicted for multiple counts of rape of two children

LISBON — A man and a woman from the same North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem address were each taken into custody Wednesday on multiple counts of rape, gross sexual imposition and sexual battery against two children over multiple years. Mark E. Knight, 57, is facing 15 counts while Jan M. ...

On the calendar

FRI/3-13 Columbiana Seniors of Columbiana County tag sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 145 S. Vine St. Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 50 percent off. (Does not include items with yellow tags) American Legion Post 290 fish fry, 4-7 p.m.; beer battered fish, ...

COMMUNITY CORNER

Civil War Living History LISBON — The 27th Virginia Company, Shriver Grays will host a Civil War Living History around the cabin at Scenic Vista Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, with the program including Civil War camp life demonstrations, infantry drills and more. The event is family ...

Correction

To correct a recent article about the Columbiana County Park District wanting to acquire Camp McKinley, Paul Gagnon, Director of Trail Protection of the North Country Trail Association, said there are no commitments for donations yet and the grant mentioned hasn’t been applied for yet and ...