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Murder trial continued in 2021 East Liverpool shooting

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LISBON — The jury trial in the aggravated murder case against Curtis D. Holland for the 2021 shooting of Brycen Douglas has been continued, with Holland hiring a new defense attorney. Holland, 30, Dewey Avenue, East Liverpool, appeared in the custody of deputies during a brief status hearing Monday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Scott Washam. Holland was accompanied by his appointed defense attorney Rhys Cartwright Jones, with his new defense attorney Marcus Sidoti of Cleveland appearing via telephone. The state was represented by county Assistant ...

On the calendar

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MON/9-14 County Columbiana County Park District, 5:30 p.m., CCPD office East Liverpool Preschool Story Time, 6 p.m., Carnegie Public Library Community Room East Palestine Way Station, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 109 W. Rebecca St. Mini Mondays, 11 a.m., East Palestine Library Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., cream chicken and biscuit with mashed potatoes and vegetable, $9; 330-886-0397 East Palestine Town & Country Club, 6 p.m., First Church of Christ in EP. Village council, 7 p.m., municipal building Lisbon Free Family Search Center, 10 a.m.-noon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day ...

THE COURTS

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Grand Jury LISBON — Drug defendants were served recently with secret indictments issued by the Columbiana County, including: — Alayah Cheylynn Thornton, 26, Commerce Street, Wellsville, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on April 4, 2025. — Jobie Norris, 38, Chester, W.Va., fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine for allegedly possessing cocaine on June 21. Common Pleas NEW CASES County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Timothy R. Ward, North Pearl Street, Columbiana; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for North Pearl ...

Ryan named to bipartisan AI commission

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Tim Ryan, who represented the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House for 20 years, was among 20 people named to the Commission on AI and the Future of the American Workforce. Created by the American Enterprise Institute and the Urban Institute, the commission plans to assess how artificial intelligence is reshaping jobs, skills, benefits and earnings. It also seeks to develop practical policy options to help workers, employers and governments adapt. The committee is co-chaired by Republican Paul Ryan, a former speaker of the U.S. House, and Democrat Gina Raimondo, a former U.S. secretary ...

POLICE

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Leetonia – Omer Sahin, no age or address listed, was cited for expired registration following a traffic stop on state Route 344 at Main Street at 5:32 p.m. Sept. 10. – An officer responded to the 500 b lock of Cherry Fork Avenue at 2:09 p.m. Sept. 9 in reference to a raccoon standing up, spinning in circles and falling down. The officer euthanized the animal. Salem – Officers responded to the 300 block of Newgarden Avenue at 3:40 p.m. Saturday in reference to a person pointing a gun at a dog and found that the owner of the dog was pointing a pellet gun at the dog while ...