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Convicted child rapist seeks to have conviction vacated

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LISBON — A Wellsville man sentenced in September 2023 to life in prison for raping a young boy over a six-year period is still trying to challenge the outcome by filing a petition to vacate or set aside the judgment of conviction or sentence. Spencer Kidder, 72, had the petition filed on ...

Purchase agreement rejected in Lamb’s House non-profit case

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LISBON —In the case against the Lamb’s House nonprofit in Rogers, Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton recently granted the receiver’s motion to stay the third party complaint and reject a previous purchase agreement for the property. A review hearing was held on ...

Brightside Project hosting youth summit on March 14

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SALEM—Registration is open now for local nonprofit the Brightside Project’s third annual youth summit. According to a press release, this year’s event will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 14 at the Brightside Project at 1909 North Ellsworth Ave. Interested parents and guardians can ...

COMMUNITY CORNER

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Audubon Society program The Audubon Society/Mahoning Valley will host Joe Malmisur, an award-winning naturalist from Summit Metroparks, who will present “Ghost from the North,” a program about a diurnal and nomadic species, the Snowy Owl, Feb. 24 at the Austintown Senior Center, 112 ...

SR 154-SR 11 ramp restriction

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Beginning Tuesday, the southbound on-ramp from state Route 154 to state Route 11 will close daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for tree trimming operations. The detour is state Route 154 west to U.S. Route 30 east in Lisbon, then continue on U.S. Route 30 east to the state Route 11 southbound/U.S. ...

POLICE

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 6:16 a.m. Tuesday to a report of littering on Augusta Road near Ridge Road, West Township, finding a twin mattress and box spring left on the road against a snow bank. The items were photographed and dragged off the roadway onto the west ...