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Court News June 25, 2026

MUNICIPAL LISBON — A Columbiana County jail inmate who allegedly escaped from East Liverpool City Hospital and a man who allegedly lied to deputies about the ride he gave him both had their cases bound over to the county grand jury. Joseph R. Adams, 48, Holliday Street, East Liverpool, waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday in county Municipal Court for escape, a second-degree felony, and vandalism, a fifth-degree felony. Adams was an inmate at the jail and was taken to the hospital while being monitored with a GPS ankle monitor, then fled on June 13, with sheriff’s deputies ...

Former Lock 24 becomes a 'Gathering Place'

Local News June 25, 2026

ELKTON (WKBN) — A historic Columbiana County landmark is entering a new chapter. A barn along Route 154 in Elkton that dates back to the 1830s is under new ownership. Most people know the property as Lock 24, but now it’s called the 1830 Gathering Place. The building has seen many businesses come and go throughout the years. Now, owner Daniel Geisler says he’s ready for his business to be the next big thing to stay. “The big change we’re doing here is that it’s going to be an event center,” Geisler said. The well-known Lock 24 restaurant once called the property ...

Wellsville council looks at cost to bury cremains

Local News June 25, 2026

WELLSVILLE – Village council is considering added a cost to bury cremains in an occupied grave. Council members recently agreed to have an ordinance drafted that would charge $350 on top of the grave opening and closing costs to bury cremains in an occupied grave at Springhill Cemetery. Council member Mike Lombardozzi told council members that currently if someone wants to bury the cremains of a relative in the occupied grave of another relative, they are only charged the fee for opening and closing the grave. He said other cemeteries are charging half the original cost of the ...

Man charged in ink pen attack found not guilty by reason of insanity

Local News June 25, 2026

LISBON — A Washingtonville man found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2024 for felonious assault and other charges will remain on conditional release in the community. David Kirby, 34, West Main Street, appeared recently in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for a mandatory one-year review hearing regarding the conditional release, with Judge Megan Bickerton noting he’s still a mentally ill person based on a report from the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio. She found that the least restrictive commitment alternative available consistent with the welfare of the ...

POLICE

Police News June 25, 2026

SHERIFF REPORTS — Deputies were dispatched at 11:19 p.m. Saturday to a Leslie Road address in Madison Township for a domestic, learning one party fled the scene prior to deputies arriving. While conducting the investigation, another person, Ryan E. Williams, 44, Leslie Road, Lisbon, was charged with obstructing official business for allegedly injecting himself into the investigation while he was a bystander at the scene. He’s already been arraigned in Columbiana County Municipal Court, with a pretrial set in September. — An alarm was reported at 3:36 a.m. June 18 at Dollar ...

Commissioners approve property tax relief

Local News June 25, 2026

LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners agreed Wednesday to give taxpayers who own and occupy their homes a break of 2.5 % on next year’s property tax bill. That’s on top of what state legislators recently approved to increase the owner occupancy credit. “It may not be a lot of relief, but it’s some relief,” Commissioner Tim Ginter said. The vote was unanimous, with all three commissioners voting yes. “We were blessed with some opportunities, some tools the legislature gave us, and we exercised those today. It hopefully will help,” Commissioner Mike Halleck ...