LISBON — A pair of projects started by 2025 4-H Queen Allison Irwin are part of this year’s Columbiana County Fair, with the All In Livestock Show at 6 p.m. Saturday, and the Showman’s Closet being raided regularly in the Junior Fair building. Irwin said 13 participants have signed up ...
Municipal LISBON — A Columbiana man was bound over to the grand jury facing potential felony charges for strangulation and domestic violence. Charles Green, 40, Cross Street, Columbiana, was bound over to the grand jury charged with second-degree felony strangulation, and fourth degree felony domestic violence for allegedly forcing a pregnant woman onto her bed where he held her down, struck her in the face and then used his belt to strangle her until she lost consciousness in Salem Township on June 26. Stanley Purvis, 51, Hastings, Michigan, was sentenced for 90 days in jail ...
LISBON — The former hospital chaplain sentenced to 25 to 27 years in prison for downloading, printing and possessing 12,000-plus images of children engaged in sex acts is appealing his plea and sentence. Sabella, 38, formerly of Beloit with a current address in Youngstown, entered a guilty plea in May and was sentenced in July for six counts of second-degree felony pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person and 50 counts of fourth-degree felony pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person. During his sentencing, he apologized to the many unknown child ...
LISBON — A new status hearing has been set at 1:15 p.m. Sept. 14 in the aggravated murder case against Curtis D. Holland, the man accused in the 2021 murder of Brycen Douglas. Holland, 30, Dewey Avenue, East Liverpool, appeared in the custody of deputies during a brief status hearing Thursday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Scott Washam. Holland was accompanied by defense attorneys, Rhys Cartwright Jones and Zachary Miller. The state was represented by county Assistant Prosecutors Steve Yacovone and Christopher Weeda. The judge spoke briefly with the ...
SALEM — Salem voters will be presented with the question of renewing the parks department’s 1.3-mill recreational levy. The city council voted unanimously Tuesday to place the renewal of the levy on the ballot in both Columbiana and Mahoning counties in the upcoming General Election on Nov. 3. City council previously approved two resolutions declaring it necessary to seek renewal of the levy, with two corresponding resolutions approved Tuesday declaring it necessary to actually present voters with the renewal in November. Last approved by voters in 2022, the recreational levy ...
The Carnegie Public Library and The Friends of Carnegie Library are sponsoring the inaugural Library Jam from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14. The event will be held at the Library and feature local musicians Doug and Dave Smith, Buddy Schneider and Rick Gilbert. Bring a chair and sit on the ...
