News
Sides meet in Soldano theft case
Police & Courts
LISBON — A pretrial hearing in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for former Leetonia police chief John Soldano became an informal meeting between visiting Judge Virgil Lee Sinclair Jr., Assistant County Prosecutor Megan Bickerton, and defense attorney Bruce Williams. Bickerton had ...
New Township Officer
Police & Courts
Bikes for Kids
Community News
Action by CIC board advances proposed business within city
Local News
EAST LIVERPOOL — Decisions approved Tuesday by the Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) board of trustees should pave the way for new businesses to open in the city. Acting on a recommendation by its finance committee, the board approved a $20,000 loan to local banker Michael Palmer, ...
School janitor charged on sex charges
Police & Courts
LISBON — A former Leetonia schools custodian has been charged after an alleged sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. Kevin Daniel Taylor, 32, Walnut Street, Leetonia, was served a secret indictment for charges of sexual battery, interference with custody and falsification. Taylor ...
Mayor, city officials clash
Local News
CHESTER — One city councilman expressed dissatisfaction during Monday’s council meeting after an executive session was called with two councilmen excluded from that discussion. Councilman Mike Dotson voiced disapproval of a brief executive session called by Mayor Larry Forsythe, which was ...
EL man pleads guilty to assault on corrections officer
Police & Courts
LISBON — An East Liverpool area man pleaded guilty to assault on Tuesday for assaulting a corrections officer at the county jail last December. Richard V. Wagner, 33, Calcutta Smith Ferry Road, appeared in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court where he agreed to plead guilty as part of a ...
Man charged with aggravated burglary apologizes to victim
Local News
LISBON — A Pennsylvania man responsible for injuring a Cannons Mill Road man in his own home during a burglary apologized to the man prior to sentencing Tuesday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Johnathan T. Diegdio, 35, of Ambridge, Pa., had been scheduled for a jury trial starting ...
EL Municipal Court
Police & Courts
In Municipal Court Tuesday, Jeffery M. Porto, 48, Avondale Street, was fined $100 for driving under suspension, second offense, and $30 for unsafe vehicle. * Harold W. George Jr., 72, Pa., was found guilty of failure to display plate but was assessed only court costs. * Lucas H. Davis, 34, ...