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THE COURTS

Police & Courts July 11, 2026

Common Pleas NEW CASES Sherri Lynn Hicks, state Route 45, Lisbon, vs. Earl Dean Hicks, St. Clarksville; divorce sought. Velocity Investments, LLC, Wall, N.J., vs. Cody Rohrmann, Bye Road, East Palestine; case transferred from Columbiana County Municipal Court. NewRez LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Albert Shultz, West Main Street, Leetonia, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for West Main Street, Leetonia property. DOCKET ENTRIES Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC vs. Lawrence L. Crum, et al.; judgment vacated, case dismissed. Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal ...

On the calendar

Community News July 11, 2026

SAT/7-11 Beloit West Branch High School Class of 1970, 10 a.m., Brickhouse in Sebring Boardman DARE Singles Group, Music at Firestone Farms in Columbiana, 6 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrating Our 6th Year Serving The Community; 40 percent off the entire store. Drawings for gift cards. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. East Liverpool Veterans Committee All You Can Eat Breakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, The Elks Lodge 258, 620 Broadway St.; ...

Sabella sentenced for child pornography charges

Local News July 11, 2026

LISBON — A wolf in sheep’s clothing — that’s how Judge Megan Bickerton described former hospital chaplain Joseph Paul Sabella before sentencing him Friday to 25 to 27 years in prison for downloading, printing and possessing 12,000-plus images of children engaged in sex acts. “You ...

Community briefs

Community News July 11, 2026

30th May Family Reunion to be held Aug. 8 The 30th May Family Reunion will be held Aug. 8 at the Summitville Fire Hall, with eating beginning at 1 p.m. Bring a covered dish and an item for the white elephant sale. Meats and drinks will be provided, and there will be games. For information contact Lillie Moats at 330-223-2321. Veteran’s Appreciation Picnic set July 18 in Calcutta All veterans and those in active duty along with a guest are invited to the Veterans’ Appreciation Picnic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 18 at Calcutta Square in Calcutta. The free picnic lunch will include ...

Sorrenti’s career of service honored by Hancock County Commission

Local News July 11, 2026

NEW CUMBERLAND — It is a rare group of people who provide decades of service to the public. Thursday afternoon, the Hancock County Commission honored one such individual, presenting a resolution in recognition of the service of John Sorrenti. Sorrenti, a lifelong resident of Weirton, is ...

REAL ESTATE

Police & Courts July 11, 2026

Center Township John and Agnes Hoover to Andrew D. and Arlene K. Lehman, 40.934 acre farm on Grafton Road; $360,000 Shawn Apple to Rober J. Miller, home and other residential structures on Center Avenue; $30,000 Columbiana Paul M. and Kaitlyn R. Potesta to Jacob and Angela Sevek, home on Fairfield Avenue; $375,000 East Liverpool George M. Williams III to Debra Puryear, home on St. Clair Avenue; $4,000 BCHF Oddfellows LLC to Ohio Community Housing LLC, apartment complexes on Sixth and Fifth streets; $75,000 Melanie L. Davis to Kenneth S. Page et al, home on Bradshaw Avenue; ...