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New Cases

HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. vs. Robert Donald Corey III, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Bacon Avenue, East Palestine.

Matthew Withers, Leetonia, vs. Daisy Lopez, El Cajon, Calif., divorce sought.

Julia E. Soules, Salem, vs. Robert J. Paradise, Salem, dissolution sought.

Christopher E. Arnett, Lisbon, vs. April Arnett, Salisbury, Md., divorce sought.

Craig A. Roberts, Salem, vs. Bridget L. Roberts, Salineville, dissolution sought.

R. Mark Kohler, Minerva, and Judy E. Kohler, East Rochester, dissolution sought.

Docket Entries

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. vs. Thomas R. Terdina, et al., case reinstated to the active docket.

Penny S. Knepp vs. Michael S. Knepp, dissolution granted.

Robin L. Stewart, Hanoverton, vs. Terry L. Stewart, Hanoverton, dissolution granted.

County Treasurer vs. Sherry Shultz, et al., property in Perry Township forfeited to the state of Ohio, case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Michael B. Johnson, et al., property in Wellsville forfeited to the state of Ohio, case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. George Holleran, et al., property in East Liverpool forfeited to the state of Ohio, case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Robert F. Weber, et al., properties in East Liverpool forfeited to the state of Ohio, case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. unknown heirs of Rebecca D. Foreman, et al., foreclosure ordered for delinquent taxes for property on Lincoln Avenue, East Liverpool.

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Kristopher J. Cibula, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to trafficking in drugs for selling hydrocodone in bulk amounts on Oct. 31, 2013. The charge is a fourth-degree felony. He faces up to 18 months in prison, a five-year license suspension and a fine of $5,000. Sentencing is set for June 30.

Joshua J.L. Lapin, 27, East State Street, Salem, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to two counts of trafficking in drugs and one count of trafficking in counterfeit controlled substances. He faces up to four and a half years in prison, a five-year license suspension and a $15,000 fine. Sentencing is set for June 27.

Lapin allegedly offered to sell less than the bulk amount of methamphetamines on Oct. 6, 2014 and both buprenorphine and a counterfeit substance in the vicinity of a child on Oct. 21, 2014.

New Cases

Wells Fargo Bank vs. William and Nikki Naylor, foreclosure sought for property on West State Street, Salem.

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Del and Mariann Smith, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Speidel Road, Hanoverton.

Huntington National Bank vs. Kathleen Beloff, Bloomfield, Colo., $151,811 plus interest in the amount of $48,034 and additional interest, fees and costs sought for three different notes executed by Four Seasons Construction and Landscaping Inc.

Matthew Withers, Leetonia, vs. Daisy Lopez, El Cajon, Calif., divorce sought.

Docket Entries

U.S. Bank vs. Justin M. Smith, et al., sheriff’s sale canceled.

Andesite Residential Opportunity Fund, LLC. vs. Tracy L. Skiba, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on Sanor Road, Hanoverton.

Ditech Financial LLC vs. Brett B. Clingerman, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on Scroggs Road, Lisbon.

In the matter of certificate title for a motor vehicle: title of a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 granted to D and S Woolf Transmission and Automotive Service LLC.

Tina Moore, Wellsville, and William A. Moore, Salineville, dissolution granted.

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Chad D. Williams, 35, state Route 517, Lisbon, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to possession of drugs, a second degree felony, for having more than 100 unit doses, but less than 150 doses of heroin on Jan. 4, 2015. The maximum sentence possible for that charge is eight years, a five-year license suspension and a $15,000 fine. Sentencing is set for June 30.

Williams also pleaded guilty to five counts of trafficking in drugs, three counts of possession of drugs and one charge of tampering with evidence. For those charges he faces up to 16 years in prison, a five-year license suspension and a $47,500 fine. Williams sold 10 units of heroin at the BP gas station in Lisbon on March 26, 2014; and sold more heroin on Aug. 20, 2014 and Aug. 25, 2014, both at the Roseland Commons. He sold additional heroin in the Bar X parking lot in Glenmoor on Oct. 9, 2014 and 10 doses of heroin in the Dollar Tree parking lot in Calcutta on Oct. 15. Additionally he had heroin and cocaine on Aug. 28, 2014, additional heroin on March 25, 2015, when he attempted to hide heroin behind a couch.

Shannen E. Myers, 36, Primrose Lane, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to illegal processing of drug documents. Myers was involved in a group effort to falsify prescriptions and faces up to 18 months in prison, a five-year license suspension and a $5,000 fine. Sentencing is set for June 20.

New Cases

Joseph Reed, Rogers, vs. Joseph A. Beary, Columbiana, in excess of $25,000 sought for alleged injuries from a two-vehicle crash on Riffle Road in Middleton Township on June 6, 2014.

Glenda Reed, Ridgecrest, Calif., vs. Allen Locke Sr., Wellsville, child support sought.

Brittany McCullough, Mt. Holly, N.J., vs. Eric D. McDowell, East Liverpool, child support sought.

Docket Entries

Billie Jean Brickner, New Waterford, vs. Lester David Lovett, Leetonia, divorce granted.

Mina M. Timmons, East Liverpool, and Ronald M. Timmons, Chester, W.Va., dissolution granted.

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Ronald E. Miller, et al., case reactivated.

National Collegiate Student Loan Trust vs. Melinda Erdel, et al., defendant ordered to pay plaintiff $26,229 plus interest.

Fifth Third Mortgage Co. vs. Toni E. Dunn, et al., case returned to the active docket.

Huntington National Bank vs. Maryann R. Sexton, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on Lisbon Road, Salem.

In Re: 1968 Honda CL90, title granted to Richard L. Urmson, North Elm Street, Columbiana.

County Treasurer vs. William Reed, et al., sale of foreclosed property on Union Street, Washingtonville, vacated, deposit forfeited, property to be sold again.

County Treasurer vs. Timothy A. Chaffin, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on North Elm Street, Columbiana.

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Jeremy Dale Drew, 24, Bentfield Drive, New Waterford, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to pandering in obscenity involving a minor, pandering in sexually oriented matter involving a minor and illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material or performance for having child pornography in his possession on October 2013. He is facing up to seven years in prison, and a $12,500 fine. Sentencing is set for June 20.

Sherrie J. Moore, 52, North Market Street, Lisbon, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of drugs, a charge of possesion of drug paraphernalia and a trafficking in drugs charge. She faces up to 43 months incarceration, a five-year license suspension and a $10,250 fine. Sentencing is set for July 25. Moore offered to sell less than five grams of cocaine in the vicinity of a school on Oct. 15, 2014. Then on May 5, 2015 she was reportedly found with less than five grams of cocaine and a metal pipe. Earlier she had less than five grams of cocaine on Sept. 20, 2014.

An East Palestine-area man was sentenced to three years in prison for breaking into the home of an Elkrun Township woman and threatening her with a knife.

The sentence was imposed on Steven M. Wright, 19, of Jimtown Road, during a hearing held Friday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court after previously pleading guilty to aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony. Judge Scott Washam granted Wright mandatory credit for 89 days spent in the county jail.

The crime occurred on Aug. 27, 2014, when Wright broke into the home of Jennifer Guy, Cream Ridge Road. Guy arrived home to find Wright in her home holding a knife. She ran outside, which is when Wright threatened her before fleeing. He was later caught in Lisbon by county sheriff’s deputies.

New Cases

Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co. vs. Associated Pipe Line, et al., $16,325 plus interest sought for damages from Aug. 8, 2015, when a bulldozer driven by the co-defendant, Kevin Blackstone, backed into a motor vehicle owned by a client of Allstate in the parking lot of worksite.

Consumers National Bank vs. Tauni Davis Brown, administratrix of the estate of Russell Brown, foreclosure sought for property on East Lincoln Way, Minerva.

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Robert W. Prohaska Jr., et al., foreclosure sought for property on Brooklyn Avenue, Salem.

In Re: 1968 Honda CL90, title sought by owner Richard L. Urmson.

Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. vs. Theordore R. Park (deceased), foreclosure sought for property on East Pine Lake Road, Salem.

Liberty Savings Bank vs. Bryan and Leslie Hicks, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Summit Street, Leetonia.

Cassandra M. Hazel, New Galilee, Pa., vs. Jeremy C. Woods, East Palestine, child support sought.

D & S Woolf Transmissions and Automotive Service of Alliance seeks title for 2000 Chevrolet Suburban.

Wells Fargo Bank v. Brennen A. Kelly, et al; foreclosure sought against property on 10th Street, Wellsville.

Docket Entries

JP Morgan Chase Bank v. Sidney J. Wolfe, et al; foreclosure decree is voided and complaint dismissed by the bank.

Wells Fargo Bank v. Hal Barcey, et al; property withdrawn from foreclosure sale by bank.

Eric M. Welch of Wellsville v. Nicole Welch of Austintown; marriage dissolved.

Randy J. Scott of East Palestine and Pamela L. Scott of East Palestine; marriage dissolved.

Kathy Foith of Alliance v. Gary Foith of Alliance; marriage dissolved.

Carrie A. Wilkes of Lisbon v. John C. Wilkes of Lisbon; dissolution action dismissed by agreement of both parties.

BAC Home Loans Servicing vs. John R. Wood, et al., foreclosure canceled, case dismissed.

Brant Brothers, Kensington, and Emily Brothers, Minerva, dissolution granted.

County Treasurer vs. Richard H. McQuiller, et al., foreclosure ordered for delinquent taxes for property on North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem.

County Treasurer vs. Timothy A. Chaffin, et al., foreclosure ordered for delinquent taxes for property on Edgewood Street, East Liverpool.

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New Cases

Discover Bank vs. Byron Wayne Claybrook Jr., East Liverpool, $22,793 plus interest sought for alleged debt owed.

Patricia and Thomas Roller, Columbiana, vs. Tammy S. Knox, et al., $29,000 plus interest sought for alleged debt owed.

Bank of New York Mellon vs. Eric and Jennifer Mroczkowski, foreclosure sought for property on Franklin Avenue, Salem.

JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. Heather A. Huff, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Andrew Avenue, Salem.

Melissa L. Mitchell, Uniontown, Pa., vs. Randall Ray Hetrick Sr., Columbiana, child support sought.

Maroda R. Dobritz, Rochester, Pa., vs. Jacob Lee Terry, Lisbon, child support sought.

Annette M. Hough, Salem, and James A. Hough, Salem, dissolution sought.

Jose A. Carrion, Sebring, and Stephanie M. Carrion, Sebring, dissolution sought.

Victoria L. Zubaty, Salem, vs. Richard A. Zubaty, Salem, divorce sought.

County Treasurer vs. P&L Railroad, Inc., foreclosure sought for an alleged $13,829 for delinquent taxes, assessments, penalties and interest for property on Calcutta Smith Ferry Road, East Liverpool; state Route 154 and Darlington Road, Negley.

U.S. Bank Trust vs. William N. Mucklo, et al., foreclosure sought for properties on Homeworth Road, Alliance.

Huntington National Bank vs. Jason and Alyssa R. Entrikin, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Osbourne Road, Wellsville.

Sharon Robinson, Toronto, vs. Kenneth W. Robinson, Columbiana, divorce sought.

Brittany Lemmon, East Liverpool, vs. James Lemmon, St. Clairsville, divorce sought.

Cody Compton, East Liverpool, vs. Whitney Compton, Lisbon, divorce sought.

Docket Entries

Huntington National Bank vs. Dennis L. Miller, et al., case dismissed.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. vs. Matthew M. Stoffer, et al., property withdrawn from foreclosure sale.

Thad R. Mercer, Salem, vs. Todd R. Ritchie, Syracuse, Ind., defendant ordered to pay plaintiff $34,048 with interest.

JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. Joshua A. Muffley, et al., property withdrawn from sheriff’s sale.

JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. Raymond L. Hiner, et al., property withdrawn from sheriff’s sale.

Farmers National Bank of Canfield vs. Joseph E. Lynn, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on East 10th Street, Salem.

JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. Scot D. Oliver, et al., foreclosure ordered for property in Lisbon.

Nichole Moon, Columbiana, vs. Justin Bishop, Leetonia, case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. the unknown heirs of Kathryn Dowdell, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on state Route 644, Salineville.

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Jason W. Yates, 36, New England Square, New Waterford, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs and attempted illegal manufacture of drugs. On June 20, 2014, during a traffic stop on West Taggart Street, East Palestine, police found an active meth cook inside the vehicle, a 2003 Dodge Durango. Yates faces up six years in prison, a $20,000 fine and a five-year license suspension. Sentencing is set for July 14.

Robert L. Hendy, 32, Homewood Avenue, Salem, pleaded guilty to possession of drugs and illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs. He faces up to four years in prison, a $10,000 fine and a five-year license suspension. Sentencing is set for June 13. During the execution of a search warrant at a Homewood Avenue, Salem, home on Jan. 29, 2015, Hendy had methamphetamines and items used in the manufacture of meth, including a five-gallon bucket, tubing, plastic jug, cut cold packs, acid, a glass beaker tube, a scale with residue, fuel cans, paint thinner cans, tin foil with coffee filters and lithium batteries.

David Peachey, 32, McKinnon Avenue, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of drugs. He faces up to two years in prison, a $5,000 fine and a five-year license suspension. Sentencing is set for Aug. 1. Peachey had four grams of cocaine and trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol in his possession on June 3, 2015.

Jonathan M. Weaver, 28, Bye Road, East Palestine, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and was sentenced immediately to nine months in prison. Weaver was granted credit for 121 days already served. On Dec. 19, 2015, Weaver forced entry into the Union Ridge Baptist Church through a window and stole numerous items.

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David J. Mathes, 24, Birch Road, East Liverpool, stipulated in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to violating his probation for a previous complicity to robbery conviction. His community control is dishonorably terminated and he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, but credited with 186 days served. Mathes had assisted his co-defendant Frank J. Flaherty Jr. in the commission of a robbery on Jan. 5, 2014. Flaherty was sentenced to 18 months in late 2014 for robbery.

Amy L. White, also known as Amy L. Stasick, 41, Sugar Street, East Liverpool, was found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction and pleaded guilty to illegal processing of drug documents. She was placed on a three-year intervention plan. White possessed a false or forged prescription for percocet on May 6, 2015.

New Cases

Adele P. Gibas, East Liverpool, vs. Janet M. Glenn, East Liverpool, child support sought.

Tracy Willoughby, Springfield, Mo., vs. Robert Dean Willoughby, Rogers, child support sought.

Diana Johnson, Fayetteville, N.C., vs. Craig Herron, East Liverpool, child support sought.

Darlene A. Compston, Indiana, Pa., vs. Garrett Compston Jr., East Palestine, child support sought.

Amber Walton, Randleman, N.C. vs. Joshua L. McClain, Wellsville, child support sought.

Docket Entries

Jason Jackson vs. Hall of Legends, et al., case settled and dismissed.

BMO Harris Bank vs. Robert D. Baker, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on Stagecoach Road.

JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. Jamie L. Kreidler, et al., case dismissed.

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Kayla D. Clingerman, 29, East Third Street, Salem, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to possession of drugs and illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs. She is facing a four-year prison sentence, a five-year license suspension and a $10,000 fine. Clingerman was found with meth and with items in her then Homewood Avenue home for making meth on Jan. 29, 2015, while there was a child present in the house.

Madison E. Bieber, 23, Jimtown Road, East Palestine, pleaded guilty to complicity to trafficking in drugs. She faces up to a 36-month prison sentence, a five-year licence suspension and a $10,000 fine. Sentencing is set for July 14. Bieber reportedly assisted co-defendant Edward H. Sprouse II in the sale of 10 unit doses of heroin to a confidential informant. Court reports state Beiber picked others up and drove them to and from the purchase while she had her infant daughter in the vehicle. Sprouse, 29, Applegate Road, Lisbon, is charged with trafficking in drugs and is scheduled for a jury trial in June.

New Cases

Ryan S. Milan, East Liverpool, and Katlyn Mercer, East Liverpool, dissolution sought.

Kenneth E. Myers, Leetonia, vs. Kenan Advantage Group, Inc., request to reinstate his job and pay for damages incurred since his employment was terminated while he was receiving workers’ compensation.

Kathleen K. Perry, McDonald, vs. Ross W. Resneder, Lisbon, excess of $25,000 sought for alleged injuries and damages from a traffic crash on state Route 11 on April 30, 2014.

U.S. Bank Trust vs. Cynthia Rieseck, et al., foreclosure sought for property on state Route 165, East Palestine.

Liquid Lugger, LLC, doing business as, Shale Mountain Resources, East Palestine, et al., vs. Hydroblox Technologies Inc., excess of $25,000 sought for alleged breach of contract and unjust enrichment for a dispute involving a business contract involving a gas and oil industry related contract.

Discover Bank vs. Diana Bowman, Salem, $15,729 sought for alleged debt owed.

Docket Entries

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Allen Miller, et al., foreclosure ordered for property in Salem.

Timothy E. Glossen, New Waterford, vs. Diana L. Glossen, East Palestine, dissolution granted.

Darci B. Hatfield, East Liverpool, and Derek J. Hatfield, Pittsburgh, Pa., dissolution granted.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. Michael Dean Laslovich, et al., case reactivated.

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Patricia L. Kleinsmith, et al., case reinstated to the active docket.

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Thomas R. Shaw Jr., et al., case dismissed

Suzan McCarroll, et al., vs. Jack McFarland, case dismissed.

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New Cases

U.S. Bank National Association vs. Robert L. McDannels, et al., foreclosure sought for property on state Route 9, Kensington.

Richard W. Harvey, Conneaut, vs. Beverage Management Inc., et al., appeal sought of a denied workers’ compensation claim.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. Fern E. Osterling, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Steubenville Pike, Lisbon.

Brandy D. Rayburn, East Liverpool, and Gregory A. Rayburn Jr., East Liverpool, dissolution sought.

Docket Entries

Joseph L. Ingledue vs. Korff Holdings, et al., case settled and dismissed.

State of Ohio vs. Michael A. Phelps, Jr., defendant ordered to pay plaintiff $39,343 plus interest.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. David J. Svoboda, et al., defendants filed for bankruptcy, case on hold.

Ford Motor Credit Co. vs. Chad A. Saunders, et al., defendant ordered to pay plaintiff $18,427 plus interest.

Vivian J. Mayo, et al., vs. Mervin Jones, et al., case reactivated.

Gayle Copley, Salem, vs. James Copley, Leetonia, dissolution granted.

County Treasurer vs. Charles A. Hilditch, et al., foreclosure sale completed on March 1 canceled.

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Phillip Ruiz, 42, Arrow Road, Minerva, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to gross sexual imposition, charges brought by prosecutor’s information. He faces up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine. Sentencing is set for June 24. The prosecutor’s office has agreed to ask for the dismissal of the unlawful sexual conduct with a minor charge in the indictment at the time of sentencing. The charge involves alleged sexual acts where he purposely compelled a teenage girl at least 13, but less than 16 years old, to submit to sexual contact by force or threat of force on Aug. 13, 2014.

Eric R. Wilson, 33, McKinnon Avenue, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to possession of drugs, for less than five grams of cocaine on June 3, 2015. He faces up to a year in prison, a five-year license suspension and a $2,500 fine. Sentencing was set for June 23.

Charles M. Butler, also known as Johnny, 42, Youngstown, was placed on four years community control for three counts of trafficking in drugs with a forfeiture specification. Butler sold less than five grams of cocaine on June 25, 2014, and both cocaine and heroin on Oct. 7, 2014, when he also utilized a Jeep Cherokee during the sale of drugs.

New Cases

Peggy A. Weber, Salem, and Timothy J. Weber, Lisbon, dissolution sought.

Carol J. Riley, Salem, vs. Rohn D. Riley, Salem, divorce sought.

Michael Montgomery, Girard, vs. Steven Buehrer, administrator Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, et al., appeal sought of denied claim.

Docket Entries

Huntington National Bank vs. John Newlin, et al., foreclosure canceled, case dismissed.

Ellen Muriel Marshall, Beaver Falls, Pa., and Evan Jack Marshall, Roger, divorce granted.

County Treasurer vs. Eddie Grogg, et al., foreclosure dismissed after payment plan successfully completed.

County Treasurer vs. James Robert Dillinger, et al., payment plan successfully completed, foreclosure dismissed.

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Peter L. Boyd, 78, Lisbon Street, East Liverpool, was granted a recognizance bond in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court, but ordered to have no contact with any children and not to leave his home on Lisbon Street, East Liverpool, except for necessary medical appointments and meetings with his attorney. Boyd is charged with three counts of gross sexual imposition for alleged actions with a child younger than 13.

New Cases

PennyMac Loan Services LLC vs. Gregory and Dena R. Clark, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Firestone Avenue, Columbiana.

Stephanie Lynn Jackson, East Liverpool, and Jerit Cole Franklin Jackson, Hammondsville, dissolution sought.

Heather Marcum, undisclosed, vs. J.C. John Marcum, Mansfield Correctional Institution, divorce sought.

U.S. Bank Trust National Association vs. Gregory J. Conkle, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Clark Avenue, Wellsville.

Joanne Zarlinga, Hanoverton, and Anthony Zarlinga Sr., Hanoverton, dissolution sought.

Docket Entries

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Michael L. Bable, et al., property withdrawn from sheriff’s sale.

JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. Jason A. Patton, et al., defendants filed bankruptcy, property withdrawn from sheriff’s sale.

Citizens Bank vs. Scott A. Henthorne, case dismissed.

In Re: Forfeiture of $340 dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Florence M. Voigt, et al., payment plan completed, foreclosure dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Traci Amelung, property in West Township forfeited to the State of Ohio.

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In Common Pleas Court, Lloydora K. McDowell, 30, Cleveland, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of drugs, one of which was pleaded down from a first-degree felony to a third-degree felony. She faces up to four years in prison, a five-year license suspension and a $12,500 fine. McDowell had large amount of cocaine and small amount of heroin.Sentencing is set for July 18.

New Cases

CitiFinancial Servicing vs. Willie J. Jones, Jr., et al., foreclosure sought for property on West Fifth Street, East Liverpool.

Teri Loan Holdings LLC vs.Brandy Deporras, Salem, $43,971 plus $22,378 in interest sought for alleged student loan debt owed.

PNC Bank vs. Tracy and Debra Greene, et al., foreclosure sought for property on U.S. Route 30, Kensington.

Ditech Financial LLC vs. Geraldine and Kevin Cermak, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Fredericktown Clarkson Road, Negley.

Lisa L. Guiler, Salem, vs. Gregg D. Guiler, Salem, divorce sought.

Jennifer A. Leask, Beloit, vs. Joshua A. Leask, Alliance, divorce sought.

Ashley Morgan Cheeks, McKeesport, Pa., vs. Daniel James Haught, Lisbon, child support sought.

Brian A. Smith, Salem, vs. Nicole C. Smith, Columbiana, dissolution sought.

Jeffrey R. Bush, Salem, vs. Amandalynn Lee Bush, Beaver Falls, Pa., divorce sought.

Roger D. Shroades Jr., East Liverpool, and Allison K. Shroades, East Liverpool, dissolution sought.

Docket Entries

GMAC Mortgage vs. Clinton D. Johnson, et al., case reinstated to the active docket.

The Bank of New York Mellon vs. Brad S. Luxeuil, et al., judgment canceled, case dismissed.

Joseph Zarnosky vs. Mennonite Mutual Insurance Co., case dismissed.

Home Savings and Loan vs. Allen R. Wertenbach, et al., defendant ordered to pay plaintiff $3,715 plus interest.

Huntington National Bank vs. Sharon R. Thomas, et al., foreclosure ordered for properties on Foundry Hill Road, Hanoverton.

Robert L. Cottrill II vs. Ty Hathaway, et al., case transferred to Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas.

Progressive Direct Insurance Co. vs. Kane Borelli, defendant ordered to pay plaintiff $15,973.

Bank of America vs. Brenda Ellen Rose, et al., defendant Jessica Marie Gold filed bankruptcy, case on hold.

Rogers Community Auction Inc. vs. James W. Butler, title quieted in favor of the plaintiff.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. David J. Svoboda, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on Jennings Avenue, Salem.

Mark A. Johnson, Y-Camp Road, Lisbon, vs. Catherine M. Johnson, Mansfield, divorce granted.

Jada Pack, East Liverpool, vs. Romeon Alford, Lisbon, divorce granted.

Tracy Ann Bennett, Homeworth, vs. Patrick H. Bennett Jr., Homeworth, divorce granted.

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Mary E. Kiehl, 31, unknown address, pleaded guilty in county Common Pleas Court to two counts of possession of drugs for having less than five grams of cocaine and less than a gram of heroin on Nov. 21, 2015. She requested was sentenced to nine months in the Marysville Correctional Facility for Women. Kiehl also stipulated to violating the terms of her probation on two charges of possession of drugs for a spoon containing residue found in her pants and 290 tablets of Lorazepam located in a dresser drawer during a search warrant at her former home on Pinewood Drive, New Waterford, on March 1, 2014. She was sentenced to an additional nine months in Marysville.

Jared M. Coil, 28, Steubenville Pike, Lisbon, was sentenced to nine months in Lorain Correctional Facility for complicity to trafficking in drugs. Coil had driven a co-defendant, Corey Cope to sell 10 hydrocodone tablets to a confidential informant for $60 on March 6, 2015. Cope is currently serving 10 years for that and other crimes.

Kimberly J. Mutersbaugh, 50, Ohio Avenue, Salem, was sentenced to eight months in Marysville for receiving stolen property and misuse of credit cards. Mutersbaugh had a Key Bank debit card belonging to Vera Cain, 86, which she used to make $194 in purchases at Walmart, Smith Oil and Dollar General on April 23 and 24, 2015.

Dylan Edgar Rhodes, 23, Amsterdam, stipulated to violating the terms of his probation and was credited with 35 days in the jail and placed back on probation. Rhodes had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor in a case involving three men and two teenage girls.

Kevin S. Neely, 34, South Surry Road, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to three counts of receiving stolen property and two counts of misuse of a credit card. Sentencing is set for April 22, when he is facing up to four years incarceration and a $9,500 fine. Neely had and used a First National Community Bank card belonging to Scott Butler and a Home Savings card belonging to James Mayfield on Aug. 31, 2015. Additionally, Neely had a check from Scott Butler’s bank account. The items were reportedly stolen from vehicles.

Blakely S. Cooper, 24, Cleveland, was placed on three years of community control, including being ordered to serve up to six months at the Eastern Ohio Correction Center. Cooper had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of drugs for having a spoon containing heroin residue, a plastic bag containing .23 grams of heroin, a blue tablet and half of a yellow tablet containing oxycodone, a plastic bag containing .28 grams of cocaine and a paper containing heroin all found in various locations throughout the home on Moore Street, East Liverpool on Sept. 12, 2014.

New Cases

Crystal Al-falahat, Salem, and Hamzeh Al-falahat, Cleveland, dissolution sought.

Jamie Garland, Robeline, La., vs. Jason P. Garland, Salem, divorce sought.

Huntington National Bank vs. Lucas J. Ippollito, et al.., foreclosure sought for property on Sleepy Hollow Road, Leetonia.

HSBC Bank USA vs. unknown heirs of Wannetta G. Hugar, et al., foreclosure sought for property on East Taggart Street, East Palestine.

PNC Bank vs. Andrew and April Price, Salem, foreclosure sought for property on East Sixth Street, Salem.

Kip A. Stewart, Rogers, vs. Renee L. Stewart, Columbiana, divorce sought.

Docket Entries

Harold Thomas Cunningham, et al., vs. Davis Homes, Inc., et al., case dismissed.

JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. Lester H. Hill II, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on East Liverpool Family Practice Ltd. and property on St. Clair Avenue.

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Brenda L. Danver, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on Cornell Street, East Liverpool.

Steven C. Beck vs. Holly L. Suggett, case settled and dismissed.

In Re: Forfeiture of $1,405, money seized from Tonya Hayes and Joseph DeSarro granted to the State of Ohio.

National Collegiate Student Loan Trust vs. Amanda L. Walton, aka Amanda Kridler, et al., defendant ordered to pay plaintiff $36,498 plus interest.

Rachel A. Brandle, East Liverpool, vs. Corey J. Brandle, East Liverpool, divorce granted.

Meredith Kate Manfull, Leetonia, vs. Robert Tyler Manfull, Kensington, dissolution granted.

Thomas A. Dawson, East Liverpool, vs. Melissa K. Dawson, East Liverpool, dissolution granted.

Bank of New York Mellon vs. Wilma D. Riley, et al., foreclosure canceled.

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Tracy A. Murphy, claims dismissed.

Patti Jo Covert, East Liverpool, vs. Martin Bernard Covert, Chester, W.Va., dissolution granted.

Amy Beth Luketic, East Liverpool, vs. Shawn A. Luketic, Salem, divorce granted.

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David A. Garcia, 55, East Pershing Street, Salem, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to four counts of trafficking in drugs. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison, had his license suspended for a year and was ordered to pay the Columbiana County Drug Task Force $450 in restitution within six months from his release from prison. On March 12, 2013, Garcia sold about .1 grams of heroin for $100. Then on May 20, 2013 he sold .9 grams of crack cocaine for $150. On May 22, 2013 he sold both .3 grams of heroin and .3 grams of cocaine in the vicinity of the St. Paul’s School for $200 total.

Leonard L. Davison III, 24, Warren, was sentenced for trafficking in drugs to seven months in prison, had his license suspended for six months and was ordered to pay $100 in restitution to the Columbiana County Drug Task Force. Davison sold less than five grams of cocaine on May 14, 2014.

Anthony M. Zimmerly, 27, state Route 644, Kensington, was found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction and pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for having a metal spoon and uncapped syringe in a bathroom on April 7, 2015. The spoon was tested and found to contain Fentanyl. He was placed on a four-year intervention plan. 15cr220

Rebecca C. Joseph, 42, state Route 517, Lisbon, was found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction and pleaded guilty to complicity to trafficking in drugs, endangering children, possession of a dangerous drug and five counts of possession of drugs. Joseph was placed on a three year intervention plan. On March 26, 2014, she was involved with a co-defendant, Chad Williams, in the sale of 10 doses of heroin to a confidential informant at the Lisbon BP. On Aug. 28, 2014, she was found to have Alprazolam in her living room; Tramadol in her kitchen; trace amounts of heroin in her living room, master bedroom and hallway; and trace amounts of cocaine in her master bedroom. Finally, on March 25, 2015 she was found to have heroin and drug packaging her her home with a child living there.

Jennifer Nicole Whaley, 35, East Third Street, Salem, was found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction and pleaded guilty to possession of drugs. She was placed on a four-year intervention plan. A hypodermic needle containing heroin was found at her home when police were called because she was unconscious and not breathing on May 29, 2015.

Michael J. Spencer, 28, Fairfield Avenue, Columbiana, stipulated to violating the terms of his probation. His community control was dishonorably terminated. He was sentenced to six months in prison. Spencer had pleaded guilty to possession of drugs previously of having 10 morphine pills on March 7, 2013.

Ryan C. Garretson, 24, Applegate Road, Lisbon, stipulated to violating his intervention treatment plan for previous convictions of five counts breaking and entering. He had on Sept. 7, 2010 broke into five storage units owned by New Lisbon Realty on Rose Drive. He has now been placed on a regular probation plan.

Brandon M. Foster, 31, Prairieville, La., pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for having heroin on Sept. 8, 2015. Foster was placed on a four-year probation program.

New Cases

Brian and Beth Dozier vs. Power Pontiac GMC Inc., three times the alleged actual economic damages of $18,551, plus $5,000 in additional damages sought for a vehicle purchased with a $100,000 powertrain warranty, which was allegedly canceled by the dealership placing an aftermarket tuner on the engine.

Columbiana County School Employees Credit Union Inc. vs. Scott and Melanie Workman, $23,604 plus interest sought for alleged debt owed.

Police & Courts

Columbiana County Common Pleas

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Christopher A. Slasor, 34, East 6th Street, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to illegal processing of drug documents. On April 27, 2015, at Marty’s Drugs in East Liverpool, Slasor forged or possessed a false prescription for percocet. He faces up to 18 months in prison, a five-year license suspension and a $5,000 fine. Sentencing is set for June 13.

Darrell G. Reynolds Jr., 21, Cleveland, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of drugs with a forfeiture specification. He faces up to 12 years in prison, a $22,500 fine and a five-year license suspension. Reynolds had at least 27 grams of cocaine, but less than 100 grams on May 1, 2015, as well as less than a gram of heroin. He also had $2,184 intended for use in a drug-related offense. Sentencing is set for June 6.

Jamie Chacaltana, Lisbon, vs. Domingo Chacaltana Copara, Houston, Texas, divorce sought.

Teresa C. Witherow, Columbiana, and Kenneth P. Witherow, Columbiana, divorce sought.

New Cases

USA acting through the Rural Housing Service, USDA vs. the unknown heirs of Bertha D. Burnham, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on Apple Street, Salem.

Carla Irving, Leetonia, vs. Tractor Supply Co, et al., appeal sought of denied workers’ compensation claim.

Karen and Terry McElroy, Leetonia, vs. Lindsay and Associates, Columbiana, et al., excess of $25,000 sought for alleged injuries and damages during a traffic crash involving an alleged underinsured motorist, Margaret Holmes, on Oct. 2, 2013.

County Treasurer vs. Dennis R. Dreier, et al., foreclosure sought for alleged delinquent taxes for property on Ohio Avenue, East Liverpool.

County Treasurer vs. Shaun C. Clark, et al., foreclosure sought for alleged delinquent taxes for a 1979 Windsor mobile home.

County Treasurer vs. Stephen J. Lee,et al., foreclosure sought for alleged delinquent taxes for property on St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool.

County Treasurer vs. Robert L. Byrd, et al., foreclosure sought for alleged delinquent taxes for properties on Beaver Street, East Liverpool.

Docket Entries

Federal National Mortgage Association vs. Kelly Whalen, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on Knox School Road, Alliance.

In Re: forfeiture of $1,276 seized from Amanda Delay, granted to the State of Ohio.

In Re: forfeiture of $120, $477 and $15 seized from Darrell Reynolds Jr., Angel Potts and Casey Carter, granted to the State of Ohio.

Bank of America vs. Michael J. Penrod, et al., property withdrawn from sheriff’s sale.

County Treasurer vs. Sherry Shultz, et al., Perry Township, the Salem City School District and the Columbiana County Land Reutilization Corp. notified of the rights to forfeited property.

County Treasurer vs. Amy Scafide, et al., foreclosure canceled pending completion of payment plan.

National Collegiate Student Loan Trust vs. Erin S. Smith, et al., defendants ordered to pay $22,382 plus interest.

In Re: Forfeiture of $597 of money seized from Devon Pasek, granted to the State of Ohio.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. vs. Jack B. Donnalley Jr., foreclosure ordered for property on Southeast Boulevard, Salem.

Tamara M. Davis, Leetonia, vs. Eugene A. Davis, Leetonia, legal separation granted.

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