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THE COURTS

Court News July 11, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Sherri Lynn Hicks, state Route 45, Lisbon, vs. Earl Dean Hicks, St. Clarksville; divorce sought. Velocity Investments, LLC, Wall, N.J., vs. Cody Rohrmann, Bye Road, East Palestine; case transferred from Columbiana County Municipal Court. NewRez LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Albert Shultz, West Main Street, Leetonia, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for West Main Street, Leetonia property. DOCKET ENTRIES Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC vs. Lawrence L. Crum, et al.; judgment vacated, case dismissed. Court News LISBON — A Wellsville man who entered a guilty plea ...

Columbiana celebrates America 250 with art show

Local News July 11, 2026

COLUMBIANA – The America 250 celebration continued in Columbiana with the Student Art & Speech Competition. Idabelle’s Gathering Place at Firestone Park hosted the art show with the student speeches reflecting on our nation’s past and the hope for the future. The following high school ...

Sabella sentenced for child pornography charges

Local News July 11, 2026

LISBON — A wolf in sheep’s clothing — that’s how Judge Megan Bickerton described former hospital chaplain Joseph Paul Sabella before sentencing him Friday to 25 to 27 years in prison for downloading, printing and possessing 12,000-plus images of children engaged in sex acts. “You ...

POLICE

Police News July 11, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy returned a call at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday to an out-of-state person regarding a trespass complaint involving a property on Walnut Street, Rogers. The person said they live out of state, but someone may have moved into a property they had for sale that’s in unliveable condition. The deputy checked the residence and found signs someone moved in, but there was no one there. — Deputies responded at 8:43 p.m. Wednesday to Rose Drive, Center Township, for a domestic dispute, advised by both parties that everything was verbal and one party would be leaving. ...

Salem school board approves revised five-year forecast

Local News July 11, 2026

SALEM — The Salem school board approved a revised five-year forecast in a June 29 special meeting. Typically, Ohio school districts present and approve a five-year forecast twice each year. However, in the wake of major changes to public school funding in the state, Treasurer Mike Douglas presented the board with a revised forecast projecting a mixed financial future for the district. The forecast projects annual increases to the district’s end of year cash balance for the three years with a projected final balance for fiscal year 2026 of $9,677,528, an approximately 17% increase ...

On the calendar

Local News July 11, 2026

SAT/7-11 Beloit West Branch High School Class of 1970, 10 a.m., Brickhouse in Sebring Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Firestone Farms in Columbiana, 6 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrating Our 6th Year Serving The Community; 40 percent off the entire store. Drawings for gift cards. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool Veterans Committee All You Can Eat Breakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, The Elks Lodge 258, 620 Broadway St.; ...