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Court News August 18, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Rachel Lynn Croft, state Route 170, Negley, and Jonathan R. Croft, Cream Ridge Road, Lisbon; dissolution sought. Credit Acceptance Corporation, Southfield, Mich., vs. Christopher Wilson, Daisy Aly, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $12,741 debt. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Orange, Calif., vs. Megan Kline, state Route 46, New Waterford, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for state Route 46, New Waterford property. DOCKET ENTRIES Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. David M. Clarke Jr., et al.; foreclosure case dismissed. Clearview Federal ...

Cunningham gets 25 to life for murder of Smith Township

Local News August 18, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — A man who pleaded guilty to murdering a Beloit woman in 2023 will spend at least 25 years in prison. After numerous delays and all manner of legal drama, the family of Gena Wade finally has some degree of closure, after Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony Donofrio ...

On the calendar

Local News August 18, 2026

TUE/8-18 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Bocce at Boardman Park, 5:30 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Canfield That Quilt Group I Belong To (TQGIBT), 7 p.m., Rotary Building at Fair Park on Oak Street. Starting at 4 p.m., before the regular meeting, President Carolyn Artle will conduct a short workshop on making a purse from three men’s neckties. An Ice Cream Social will follow. For information, call Jeanne 330-507-4672. Chester Family Care Ministries Annual Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., 2860 Pyramus Road Columbiana City council, 7 p.m., city hall County Columbiana County ...

Democrats disagree over abolishing or reforming ICE at DNC meeting

Local News August 17, 2026

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats on Saturday approved dueling messages on whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should be abolished or reformed, reflecting sharp opposition to President Donald Trump’s crackdown but revealing disagreement in the party ahead of the midterms. The ...

Democrats disagree over abolishing or reforming ICE at DNC meeting

Local News August 17, 2026

THE COURTS

Court News August 17, 2026

Court News LISBON — A man accused of discharging a firearm improperly in 2023 was recently sentenced to an indefinite term of two to four years in prison during sentencing for three separate indictments in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Brandon R. Moore, 23, Annsley Road, East Liverpool, received concurrent sentences, meaning all the time will be served at the same time as the two to four years, with credit for 210 days served. Charges for the sentence included improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or school zone, a second-degree felony, third-degree ...