Jail crowding

Jail crowding
WARREN -- County officials are asking the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to re-classify part of the Trumbull County Jail as a full-service jail. Commissioners approved the action Wednesday, at the recommendation of the sheriff. The part of the jail affected had been classified as a minimum-security misdemeanant jail. The change would help ease overcrowding in the 284-bed facility by allowing more flexibility in where different types of inmates can be bunked, officials said.
Museum's bridal month
FOWLER -- Fowler Township Historical Society is featuring a bridal month at the David and Melissa Butts Museum at Fowler Square at the corner of state routes 305 and 193 from 1 to 5 p.m. June 16. Bridal gowns from different periods will be on display throughout the house. Admission is free, with donations accepted. Parking is available at Fowler Methodist Church. Groups for tours are welcome other times by appointment: (330) 637-2006 or (330) 638-6646.
New cruisers
WARREN -- Trumbull County commissioners approved purchasing 10 used Ohio State Highway Patrol cruisers to replace aging vehicles in the county sheriff's department fleet. The cars, 2000 Ford Crown Victorias with at least 70,000 miles, will replace 1993 and 1994 models. The cost of buying and outfitting 10 vehicles will be $94,000, according to the resolution approved Wednesday by commissioners.
Would-be burglars
AUSTINTOWN -- A Compass West woman told police she found two men pulling at her daughter's bedroom window from the outside early Wednesday. Police found a small cut in the window's screen. The woman said she heard a noise coming from her daughter's room around 12:45 a.m. She said that when the men saw her, they ran.
Girard Lakes question
GIRARD -- Councilman Charles Doran, D-4th, is soliciting public comment on what to do with Girard Lakes. The financially troubled city is trying to determine if the lakes should be sold to generate revenue or develop the acreage around them. Doran chairs city council's property research committee to make recommendations on what to do with all city-owned property. Comments can be given to Doran at (330) 545-3603 or by writing to him, 132 E. Howard St. 44420.