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Kristopher Lee Harless, 41, New Cumberland, W.Va., pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court to one count of aggravated possession of drugs for selling fentanyl in March 2017. Harless was initially charged with four counts of aggravated possession of drugs as a part of the Operation Big Oak indictment. He faces up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine. Sentencing is set for March 25.

Melissa A. Rapp, 38, Fairfield Road, Columbiana, was found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction and pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for having less than a gram of heroin inside a piece of pen in the center console of her vehicle on Aug. 5. Rapp was placed on a three-year treatment plan.

New Cases

Coldwell Family Tree Farm LLC, Salineville, vs. Katherine Grace Ruhl, Grayling, Mich., quiet of title sought regarding property allegedly purchased in a real estate transaction.

Stadium Chevrolet-Buick-GMC-Cadillac, Inc. vs. Cynthia Katona, New Waterford, compensatory damages in excess of $25,000 sought for alleged balance owed on a vehicle purchased in October 2017.

John Dougherty, Bolivar, vs. Lenore Clayton, McDonald, Pa., excess of $25,000 sought for alleged damages and injuries from a traffic crash March 31, 2018 at the intersection of state Routes 164 and 558 in Fairfield Township.

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Brenda Munyon, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Howell Avenue, East Palestine.

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Lee A. Courtney, et al., foreclosure sought for property on Buckeye Avenue, Salem.

Evan E. Oates, East Palestine, and Jenny A. Oates, East Palestine, dissolution sought.

Courtney Britton, East Liverpool, vs. Cody Britton, Fort Carson, Col., divorce sought.

Jay B. Mullen, Lisbon, vs. Susan Mullen, Lisbon, divorce sought.

Renee Hackney, Wellsville, and Michael Hackney, East Liverpool, dissolution sought.

Docket Entries

Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC vs. Michael T. Varney, et al., foreclosure ordered for property on Depot Road, Salem.

Carl Green, Wellsville, and Sandra Green, Deland, Fla., divorce granted.