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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy at 3:13 p.m. Thursday attempted to call a person regarding a reported sex offense, but both times the deputy called, the number was advised as disconnected. The address on the report was Winona Road, Butler Township. — Deputies responded at 10:44 p.m. Wednesday for a shooting complaint on Bayard Road, West Township, with no details as to what happened on the report. Deputies spoke to both parties involved and advised them how to proceed. Deputies were then called back to the same address for an alleged assault. David Scott Lyon, 64, Bayard Road, ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a pretrial was set March 17 for Randy Joe Cox, 45, Canfield, charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover familial ad on a known prostitution website of a mother and daughter and arranging for sexual activity with both for $140, then arriving in East Palestine on Dec. 30 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession. Common Pleas New Cases Elizabeth Mackall, Chippewa Trail, Negley, vs. Luke W. Mackall, Union Ridge Road, ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a pretrial was set Jan. 7 for Zachary A. Taylor, 37, Rose Drive, Lisbon, charged with three counts of criminal trespass for allegedly trespassing at a property on state Route 45 in Center Township on June 14, 2025, again on June 27, 2025 and on July 1, 2025. He had been trespassed from the property in April 2025. A probation violating hearing was also set for Jan. 7 for Taylor for a 2025 case of unlawful restraint and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia. A pretrial was set March 18 for Nickole E. Sears, 41, Faulk ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Dorian Lowrey, 50, Enon Valley, Pa., were bound over to the county grand jury for fourth-degree felony domestic violence, two counts of fifth-degree violation of a protection order and misdemeanors of aggravated menacing and criminal trespass. Lowrey was accused of allegedly violating a protection order by being on a protected person’s property, sitting in her car inside the garage in Unity Township on Dec. 20. On Aug. 20, he was accused of allegedly throwing a cell phone at a woman who has an active ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy returned a call at 9:08 p.m. Wednesday regarding suspicious activity at a property on state Route 170 in Middleton Township, advising the caller how to proceed. — A deputy was dispatched at 7:26 p.m. Wednesday to Clarks Mill Road, Washington Township, regarding suspicious activity, advising the call how to proceed. — A man from Yellow Creek Township reported at 8:20 p.m. Dec. 23 that he lost his wallet while at a property on East Liverpool Road, Madison Township. — Neighbor troubles were reported at 6:42 p.m. Dec. 23 on Old Irondale Road, ...

REAL ESTATE

Butler Township Adam R. and Brittni French to Annie June Fazier, home on Depot Road; $170,000 John P. Bailey and Osborn Kimber to John P. Bailey and Kimberly Sue Osborn, 46.972 agricultural vacant land on Carey Road; $5,6000 Columbiana A&H Investments of Columbiana to Elite Welding Supply & Tool Company, commercial warehouses on North Main Street; $285,000 East Liverpool Jen-Pierre Daniel to BT East Liverpool LLC, automotive service station on St. Clair Avenue; $900,000 Jerry L. Malone III to Harry Thomas McClements III, home on Michigan Avenue; $15,000 Brad L. Goodballet ...