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Grand Jury LISBON — Lester D. Lovett Jr., 33, North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem, was served recently with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing buprenorphine on Oct. 30, 2025. Common Pleas NEW CASES Roxanne Westerman, Edgewood Drive, Salem, vs.. Dean Westerman, East Ninth Street, East Liverpool; divorce sought. DOCKET ENTRIES Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. Dwayne S. Blake, et al.; previous judgment vacated, case dismissed. County Treasurer vs. Christopher M. Stamp, et al.; delinquent ...

THE COURTS

Grand Jury Hancock County Richard Lee Brown, 50, Liberty Ave., Weirton: Entry of a Building Other Than a Dwelling (2 counts), Conspiracy and Fleeing From an Officer on Foot Dominic Joseph Trupiano, 23, Orchard Street, Weirton: Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Narcotic Substance, Cocaine (3 counts); Fleeing in a Vehicle From a Law Enforcement Officer With Reckless Indifference; Fleeing From an Officer on Foot; and Driving While License Suspended or Revoked for DUI. Robert Dexter Price, 45, Ardmore Ave., Weirton: Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Narcotic Substance, Cocaine (3 ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy responded at 7:51 p.m. Wednesday to Lusk Lock Road, Elkrun Township, for a suspicious vehicle, but didn’t find it after a search of the area. — A case of alleged menacing was reported at 6:48 p.m. Wednesday in the area of McCann Road, Hanover Township. — A woman on Ottawa Trail, Middleton Township reported at 6:16 p.m. Wednesday that a woman from Africa was harassing her on Google Chat and email and also hacked into her email. She was advised to contact Google. — A caller at 6:31 p.m. Tuesday on Georgetown Damascus Road, Butler Township ...

REAL ESTATE

Center Township Michele A. Ivan to Christopher R. Moore, mobile home on Hilltop Drive; $7,000 Mrugala Land LLC to Vincent M. and Bridgette K. Zehentbauer, 101.401 acre farm on Depot Road; $210,000 Columbiana Matthew J. Sidell to Kayla C. Sidell, home on Stanton Avenue; $132,000 East Liverpool Russell Motors LTD to Michael A. Palmer, home and other residential structures on Globe Street; $25,000 Leetonia Emerson Holdings LLC to James and Lois June Lewis, home on Orchard Hill Road; $135,000 George Robert Crawford to Eric Charles Hall Jr., home on Chestnut Street; ...

POLICE

Highway Patrol — Douglas J. Thomas, 76, Jones Drive, Salem, was cited for assured clear distance after his westbound vehicle struck the rear of a westbound vehicle driven by Robert R. Grinder, 61, East Grant Street, East Palestine, who was stopped at the light on state Route 14 at 6:28 p.m. Sept. 8 in Salem at the Salem Plaza. No injuries were reported. — Richard S. Forbes, 55, Salineville Road, Salineville, was cited for improper passing after his westbound vehicle attempted to pass another westbound vehicle driven by Edward E. Carter, 72, Dover, who was turning left and struck ...

THE COURTS

Grand Jury LISBON — Drug defendants were served recently with secret indictments issued by the Columbiana County, including: — Alayah Cheylynn Thornton, 26, Commerce Street, Wellsville, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on April 4, 2025. — Jobie Norris, 38, Chester, W.Va., fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine for allegedly possessing cocaine on June 21. Common Pleas NEW CASES County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Timothy R. Ward, North Pearl Street, Columbiana; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for North Pearl ...