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Grand Jury LISBON — Dylan C. Walsh, 25, Lacroft Avenue, East Liverpool, was served Wednesday with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for aggravated possession drugs, a third-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on May 15, 2025. Common Pleas NEW CASES County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs Leon N. Sykes Jr., Lori Lane, East Liverpool, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Lori Lane, East Liverpool property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Raymond K. Orin, Kountz Avenue, Wellsville; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought ...

New pretrial set for man accused of causing child's death

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LISBON — A new pretrial hearing is set at 10:20 a.m. Sept. 4 in the case against a former Negley man involving the death of a child in 2024. Seth T. Hildebrand, 20, whose address in court records is now listed as Birch Road, East Liverpool, was originally set to appear for a pretrial hearing on Aug. 14, but was changed due to a scheduling conflict for his defense attorney. Hildebrand last week entered a not guilty plea during arraignment for involuntary manslaughter and endangering children for allegedly causing the death of a 2-year-old child in December 2024. He’s out of jail ...

New ordinance prohibits watercraft parking on Wellsville streets

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WELLSVILLE — Following months of discussion and revisions of legislation, village council unanimously approved on third reading an ordinance that prohibits the parking and storage of boats, watercrafts and boat trailers on any village streets or public rights-of-way. The newly passed ordinance states “no person, firm, or corporation shall park, store, leave standing, or permit to be parked or left standing any boat, watercraft or boat trailer upon any public street, highway, alley or public right-of-way within the corporate limits of the Village of Wellsville.” The only ...

New status hearing set in 2021 murder case

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LISBON — A new status hearing has been set at 1:15 p.m. Sept. 14 in the aggravated murder case against Curtis D. Holland, the man accused in the 2021 murder of Brycen Douglas. Holland, 30, Dewey Avenue, East Liverpool, appeared in the custody of deputies during a brief status hearing Thursday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Scott Washam. Holland was accompanied by defense attorneys, Rhys Cartwright Jones and Zachary Miller. The state was represented by county Assistant Prosecutors Steve Yacovone and Christopher Weeda. The judge spoke briefly with the ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A woman on state Route 45, Madison Township, reported at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday that her neighbor keeps coming to her front door asking for a ride. A deputy spoke with the man and told him to have no contact with the woman. — A Hanover Township resident on Shore Lane Drive reported at 7:01 p.m. Wednesday that his ex-girlfriend, of Center Township, is posting information about him on Facebook. He was advised to contact the Facebook administrator and an attorney. — Deputies responded to a welfare check requested at 1:17 a.m. Wednesday on Freeman Road, Center ...

Illinois man caught in sex sting pleads guilty to child porn possession

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LISBON — An Illinois man charged for allegedly possessing images of child pornography after being caught in a sex-for-hire sting in 2024 entered a guilty plea Wednesday. Vincent John Bianconi, 36, last known address Chicago Heights, Ill., appeared in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Scott Washam and was supposed to be facing a trial, but instead opted for a plea. He was accompanied by his attorney, Lawrence Stacey II. According to county Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Weeda, Bianconi pleaded guilty to three counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or ...