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Man charged with possessing child pornography has sentencing rescheduled

Local News October 17, 2026

LISBON — The sentence for an Illinois man charged for possessing images of child pornography after being caught in a sex-for-hire sting in 2024 has been rescheduled for 1:15 p.m. Dec. 10. Vincent John Bianconi, 36, last known address Chicago Heights, Ill., was supposed to be sentenced Friday, but a request to delay the sentence was approved due to a scheduling conflict for his defense attorney, Lawrence Stacey II. Bianconi pleaded guilty to three counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person, a fourth-degree felony, and a misdemeanor of engaging in ...

REAL ESTATE

Police & Courts October 17, 2026

Center Township Robert L. and Tammy D. Evans to Victoria P. and Scott R. Nord, 39.28-acre farm on Church Hill Road; $450,000 Columbiana Matthias A. and Kelly Schach to Logan Grimm et al, home on North Main Street; $347,000 East Liverpool DB Developer LLC to Andrea Dunbrack, home on Haywood Street; $9,100 Thomas R. and Brenda S. Clark to Patricia Lightner, home on Bank Street; $59,000 William T. Wolfe to Justin and Amber Anderson, home on Etruria Street; $44,200 East Palestine Daren M. and Stella C. Gamble to Shanthi and Joshua Graeser, home on Garfield Avenue; ...

POLICE

Police & Courts October 16, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 9:52 p.m. Tuesday to South 12th Street, Knox Township, for a custody issue involving a 2-year-old child. The father, from Alliance, arrived at the residence and picked up his child from the mother. — A deputy was dispatched to Georgetown Road, Butler Township, at 7:47 p.m. Tuesday for a person having a mental health issue or a medical, dispatch couldn’t understand the person. Upon arrival with Damascus and Winona EMS, the person was having a medical issue and was transported by Winona EMS to Salem Regional Medical Center in ...

New details revealed for first responder training center in East Palestine

Local News October 16, 2026

EAST PALESTINE — New details of a state-of-the-art first responder training center to be built in East Palestine were unveiled during a press conference at the fire department Thursday. The project is the product of an ongoing collaboration between the state of Ohio, the village of East ...

Fidelis Gamma celebrates ADK Month

Community News October 16, 2026

WEIRTON – The Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators met at Dee Jay’s Restaurant in Weirton, W.Va., Oct. 3, with President Carolyn Allison presiding. Allison called the meeting to order, welcomed the members and lit the ...

Driver gets jail time for state Route 45 crash that ended a life

Local News October 16, 2026

LISBON — Before passing sentence in a vehicular homicide case Thursday, Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge Danielle Menning said she took into consideration the defendant’s life of service as a teacher, coach and veteran. Then she sent Anthony L. Thornabar to jail for 140 days, ...