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Newton Falls man convicted in sex for hire case files appeal

Local News

LISBON — A Newton Falls man convicted in a sex for hire case filed an appeal to challenge the outcome of his case. Eric C. Knoch, 55, was fined $800 and given a suspended 180-day jail term last month for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools, with the sentence in Columbiana ...

POLICE

Police News

Leetonia — A female Washington Street resident reported at 2:54 p.m. Feb. 9 that her vehicle was damaged on the passenger side and rear tailgate while parked in a private drive. — An Alliance man allegedly directed threats toward his girlfriend’s parents, who reside on Ridge Street, ...

THE COURTS

Court News

Common Pleas New Cases County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Kenley G. Cunningham, Hess Road, East Liverpool, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Hess Road, East Liverpool property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Dorothy Jane Nutter, Newgarden Avenue, Salem; delinquent property ...

Seventh grader repeats as Leetonia’s top speller

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LEETONIA — For two years in a row, seventh-grade student Xaven Barr claimed the Leetonia district spelling bee championship.  Barr bested 24 other contestants by correctly spelling “suburbia.” Filling the other three spots to advance with Barr to the Columbiana County Spelling Bee in ...

Investigation continues into plow striking pedestrian

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LISBON — A pedestrian-snow plow crash on state Route 7 remains under investigation by the Lisbon post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol a week after occurring.  An Ohio Department of Transportation plow driver struck Ronnie White, of Scotts Mill Road in Rogers, as he walked northbound at ...