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Wellsville man pleads guilty to child pornography charges

LISBON — A Wellsville man accused of possessing multiple images of child pornography entered a guilty plea Tuesday morning to 18 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person. James G. Hunter, 77, Commerce Street, will face sentencing at 10:40 a.m. Nov. 9 in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton. According to the plea agreement, the prosecutor will recommend an 18-year sentence for the fourth-degree felony charge, with the sentence consisting of 12 months in prison for each of the 18 counts, to be served consecutively. Another 32 ...

US military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the sides back toward open hostilities in a more than 6-month-old war. Following the latest American strikes, Iran launched missiles toward U.S. targets in Jordan, Iranian state-run media said. U.S. Central Command said it had no information to offer about the strikes on the Jordanian airbase. The latest strikes are part of a dual ...

Prosecutor: Man accused of crimes in Acton incident didn’t commit felonies

CANFIELD — Patrick Havas, who is alleged to have lunged at Amy Acton, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, during an incident Sunday afternoon at the Canfield Fair, did not commit any offenses that rise to felonies, Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro said. Havas, 38, of Canfield, was arrested Sunday on two counts of assault and one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. An additional misdemeanor charge of inciting panic was added Tuesday during his arraignment in Mahoning County Area Court in Canfield in front of Judge Molly Johnson. Havas, who was armed at the time of his ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A woman on Clarkson Road, Middleton Township, reported at 9:36 p.m. Saturday that she was being harassed by an unknown person on the WhatsApp who is wanting $100 or her face will be attached to nude bodies. She was advised to delete and block the user’s account and contact the WhatsApp administrator. — An assault was reported at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at a residence on Bunker Hill Road, Fairfield Township, with multiple people involved. None of the people had any signs of injuries and were separated and left the property. — A man from Quaker Church Road, ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas NEW CASES Garry Lee Garrod, Hamilton Road, East Palestine, vs. Eileen Marie Garrod, Pittsburgh, Pa.; divorce sought. Stephanie Joy Smith, South Broadway Avenue, Salem, vs. Theodore R. Smith III, New Springfield; divorce sought. Christopher D. Ward, North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem, vs. Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Columbus, and Burger Ohio Management, Coaches Burger Bar 105 LLC, Canfield; appeal of claim denial. Merrick Bank, Draper, Utah, vs. Barbara J. Lenigar, Prospect Street, Salem; collection sought of alleged $3,138 debt. Onemain Financial Group, LLC, ...