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Local News November 10, 2026

Care and Share Drive Thru Benefit Dinner The 24th annual Care and Share Benefit Dinner will be held on Saturday from 4 to 6:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, 831 Main St., Wellsville. The menu consists of creamed chicken over biscuit, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, green beans, and pumpkin pie. Cost by donation. Dinners can be picked up at the front basement door. All the proceeds go directly to Care and Share. Christmas with Friends Craft Show Salem First Friends Church, 1028 Jennings Ave., will host its annual Christmas with Friends Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. ...

West Branch High School girls soccer state semi-finals

Local News November 10, 2026

The West Branch High School girls soccer team will face off with the Cincinnati Mariemont Warriors in the state semi-finals at 7 p.m. today at Heath High School. Senior team members include, from left, Nicole Deckerd, Maggie Tennefoss, Grace Bates, Ellie Tucker, Audrey Eaton, Alinee Bacconi, ...

Trial moved up for driver in fatal West Township crash

Local News November 10, 2026

LISBON — The jury trial for a Niles man charged with aggravated vehicular homicide for a 2025 fatal crash in West Township has been moved to 9 a.m. March 16. Michael James Scheuring, 40, appeared before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton for a status hearing Monday morning, accompanied by his defense attorney, Rhys Cartwright-Jones. Cartwright-Jones had recently filed a new motion for a continuance of the jury trial that had been set for Nov. 17, noting that money had been raised for the hiring of an expert and that would require more time for the expert to ...

77-year-old Wellsville man gets 18 years for child porn

Local News November 10, 2026

LISBON — A Wellsville man accused of possessing multiple images of children being sexually assaulted received an 18-year prison sentence Monday, which means he won’t be eligible for release until he’s 95 years old. James G. Hunter, 77, Commerce Street, appeared in the custody of a deputy sheriff and was accompanied by his defense attorney Zachary Miller. County Assistant Prosecutor Steve Yacovone recommended 12 months for each of the 18 charges of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person, a fourth-degree felony, to be served consecutively, bringing the total to 18 ...

Man dies after crashing into tree in Franklin Township

Local News November 10, 2026

FRANKLIN Twp. (WKBN) — A man has died after striking a tree Monday morning, according to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Dominic W. Foster, 22, of Salineville, was driving northwest on state Route 644 in a 2018 Ford Mustang at 6:28 a.m. when he failed to negotiate a curve and veered to the right side of the road, striking a tree. Foster was pronounced dead at the scene, OSHP said. No one else was involved in the crash. Responding departments included OSHP, Franklin Twp. Fire Department, Salineville Fire Department, North Star Critical Care and the Columbiana ...

THE COURTS

Court News November 10, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Austen M. Hardman, Warren, and Sutten R. Stacey, Eagle Avenue, East Liverpool; dissolution sought. Midland Credit Management, Inc. vs. Jared M. Ault, Fairfield Avenue, Columbiana; collection sought of alleged $31,639 debt. Velocity Investments LLC, Wall, N.J. vs. Caleb G. Shaw, Wisner Road, Hanoverton, et al.; collection sought of alleged $18,070 debt. DOCKET ENTRIES Snap-on Credit LLC vs. Edwin P. Schmidt; $18,902 judgment granted to plaintiff. Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. Rickie F. May, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for Lisbon ...