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Police make arrest after search warrant executed in Wellsville

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WELLSVILLE (WKBN) — A search warrant executed Friday in Wellsville put a nearby high school into a soft lockdown while an arrest was made. The Wellsville Police Department, alongside the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office and Columbiana County Drug Task Force, completed a search at a home in the 1000 block of Commerce Street, according to a post on Facebook. The post states that police found drug paraphernalia and narcotics within the residence and arrested Malik Pullie for an outstanding warrant. Wellsville High School was put in a soft lockdown due to being close to the ...

East Liverpool Fire Department conducts zero visibility training

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East Liverpool firefighters are constantly training when on duty. Firefighter Shayne Hamilton works with Firefighter Clayton Elliot on how to follow a hose in a house with zero visibility and remove clutter or debris from out of the way during a house fire. Elliott is wearing his hood ...

POLICE

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Sheriff’s Office — A man on Haiti Road, Washington Township reported at 8:44 p.m. Thursday that he asked his neighbor to turn down the music and the neighbor told him he will assault him. — A woman on Township Line Road, Madison Township reported at 4:35 p.m. Thursday that she bought a dog from a company called Puppy Lovers advertising on the website Zangi. She said the company told her to send them $450 in Apple gift cards, which she did, now the company wants more money and is refusing to deliver the dog from their headquarters in Youngstown. She said she believed this was ...

REAL ESTATE

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Columbiana Travis M. and Jennifer R. Burton to Christine and Anthony Horvath, home on East Friend Street; $182,000 James Johnson to John A. and Christine K. McCamon, condo on Timberline Drive; $315,000 East Liverpool Davenda LLC to Gina E. Dunlap to Erik B. Sullivan, home on Vine Street; $86,000 Anthony V. Frank Jr. et al to Mark Clutter, home on Etruria Street; $80,000 Park Place Realty LLC to Gina E. Dunlap and Erik B. Sullivan, two-family dwelling on Pennsylvania Avenue; $71,500 Leetonia Zachary and Alissa Lehn to Caleb B. and Katherine L. Crowl, home on Walnut Street; ...

Lisbon man gets nine years in prison for Madison Township shooting

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LISBON — A Lisbon man who pleaded guilty recently to felonious assault, tampering with evidence and a firearm specification related to a 2025 shooting in Madison Township must serve at least nine years in prison. Hunter Congrove, 23, state Route 45, could face a maximum 12 years in prison if the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections chooses to keep him inside at the end of the nine years, dependent on his behavior in jail. Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton advised Congrove it’s up to him, telling him he’s very young and there are things he ...

Multiple policies up for comment in Hancock County Schools

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NEW CUMBERLAND — Five changes to Hancock County Schools policies currently are up for review by the public. During the Hancock County Board of Education’s meeting Monday, officials noted the policy proposals are now available for a 30-day public comment period. They include policies for the “Transportation of Students in Non-Conforming, Board-Owned Vehicles,” the “Use of Communication Devices by Bus Drivers,” a policy for “Bus Driver Drug and Alcohol Testing,” a policy for “Personal Leave Benefits” and a policy for “Personnel Seniority.” “All these are on ...