Columbiana County News

In county Municipal Court on Thursday, a man accused of using a metal pipe to assault a woman and break the windshield on her vehicle will have his case continued in county Common Pleas Court.

In county Municipal Court on Monday, Bradley Carpenter, 24, North Pleasant Drive, East Palestine, pleaded not guilty to theft.

The first sex offender to challenge new classification requirements last year finally had his case heard by a judge, who said he should be designated Tier I, the level with the least requirements.

SALEM a ' What police say started as an attempt to contact a resident about an earlier arrest ended in a nearly 1 1/2 hour standoff at an East 6th Street home.

The insurance carrier for a Leetonia church damaged by vandals in February 2008 filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the adult teen imprisoned for the crime.

The two young adults found riding illegally on a train passing through Salem in June will pay no fines and serve no additional jail time.

SALINEVILLE An East Main Street man remains in critical condition from burns suffered in a house fire Tuesday night.

LISBON, Ohio - A Salem man who caused two trains to collide and derail after he stood on the tracks last July 2 must pay Norfolk Southern $4,127 to compensate the railroad company for its damages.

A baseball bat attack against two people in East Liverpool led to open indictments being issued Wednesday against three city residents connected to the alleged crime.

Seeing court records won't be as easy starting Wednesday, but one Columbiana County official said the public isn't being shut out.

Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge Mark Frost will determine whether the Humane Society of Columbiana County has the authority to investigate animal abuse claims and file criminal charges.

Columbiana County commissioners have begun the process for placing the 1 percent sales tax on the ballot for voters to renew, but what form the measure will take has yet to be decided.

Columbiana County's estimated unemployment rate increased slightly in May to 13.3 percent and continues to outpace the statewide and national averages.

State Rep. Linda Bolon said funding for public libraries is just one of many of the draconian cuts being considered as the legislature attempts to balance the state budget.

There will be one less candidate for Columbiana City Council in the Nov. 3 election following Don Johnson's withdrawal from the race.

A man who was denied a previous request to have a criminal charge against him dismissed had his case dropped after all.

Columbiana County's public libraries are bracing for the worst after Gov. Ted Strickland proposed cutting their funding by 30 percent to help balance the state budget.

A Salem man was killed when he was struck by a train over the weekend. Officials with the Salem Fire Department said crews found 29-year-old Richard Farkas near railroad tracks by Pennsylvania Avenue.

Police in Columbiana County said they've uncovered two crystal methamphetamine labs.

The Columbiana County Health Board received nods of approval from the Auditor of State and the people the department serves, both pluses less than six months after former health commissioner Robert Morehead pleaded guilty to theft in office.