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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched to Sunset Drive, Hanover Township at 8:45 p.m. May 30 for an aggravated menacing report. A summons for aggravated menacing was issued out of Columbiana County Municipal Court for a woman from Sunset Drive, Hanover Township. — A man on Railroad Street, Hanover Township reported at 5:05 p.m. May 26 that a woman from Lisbon-Dungannon Road, Center Township stole his white 1994 Honda Accord without his permission from his property. A warrant was issued for theft for the woman out of Columbiana County Municipal Court. The man called in and ...

East Liverpool Police Department to purchase new body cams

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EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool City Council unanimously approved the purchase of new body worn cameras for the East Liverpool Police Department during Monday’s City Council Meeting. The police department will purchase 19 new body worn cameras, which is enough to provide each officer and the chief with a new one at a total cost of $60,160. To go along with the ordinance approving the payment for the body cameras, council members approved an ordinance for Police Chief John Lane to accept a grant award in the amount of $21,034 to go toward the purchase price. The grant was ...

REAL ESTATE

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Butler Township Michael P. and Jessica L. Dorney to Brian Edward and Lois Todd, home on Woodsend Drive; $760,000 Gary Eichler to Patrick R. and Marisah D. Braham, home on state Route 9; $300,000 Columbiana Property Renovations of Allia to Logan Garrett Cope, home on Fairfield School Road; $160,000 East Liverpool Hayden Wright to Alan E. Barnes Rentals LLC, home and other residential structures on St. George Street; $35,000 Fairfield Township Quinton and Sharon Steiner to Jason J. Vaparides, home on Miller Road; $335,000 Quinton and Sharon Steiner to Jason J. Vaparides, ...

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Court News LISBON — Two men caught in sex-for-hire stings in East Palestine entered guilty pleas recently in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Randy T. McCauley, 40, Canton, pleaded guilty to third-degree felony compelling prostitution, fifth-degree felony possessing criminal tools and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution for allegedly responding to an undercover familial ad on a known prostitution website of an adult female and a minor female and arranging for sexual activity with both females in exchange for $260, then arriving in East Palestine on Nov. 28, 2025 for the meeting ...

Heggy’s awarded over $69,000 for damage from neighboring demolition

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LISBON — The parties in the case filed by Heggy’s in Salem against a contractor who caused damage to the restaurant while demolishing the building next door agreed to a judgment to Heggy’s totaling $69,268. The agreed judgment entry signed by Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton was file stamped June 4, with the judgment in favor of Heggy’s Alliance and Salem Gen 3 LLC, Alliance against defendants Veterans Energy and Construction Services, LLC, with addresses in East Liverpool and Akron, and against Kevin Kerr, East Liverpool, a principal of the ...

Jr. fair board plans all-inclusive livestock show

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Allison Erwin, 17, East Rochester, president of Columbiana County Jr. Fair Board and 2025 Columbiana County Jr. Fair and 4H Queen, is working to organize an All IN Livestock Inclusion Show for the 2026 Columbiana County Fair. Allison, who during her reign as queen over the past year, has visited multiple fairs where she has seen first-hand multiple disability and inclusion shows. She said seeing these shows and how the children smiled when they interacted with the animals was an inspiration to her and made her realize that while she learns while working with animals, it is not ...