Lawsuit dismissed

Lawsuit dismissed

WARREN

A Trumbull County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Randy Law, chairman of the county Republican Party, against Martha Yoder, the party’s secretary.

Judge W. Wyatt McKay ruled he does not have jurisdiction in the matter.

Law, of Warren, filed suit in June, asking the court to order Yoder to refrain from representing herself as party secretary, calling party meetings or continuing her “stranglehold” on the party’s Facebook page.

Law said Yoder, a Farmington Township trustee, had been removed as party secretary in May because of her “erratic and unexplainable” behavior during several months earlier in the year.

The decision says the court also cannot rule on whether Yoder is the “rightful holder of the office of secretary” with the right to control the Facebook account.

Hotel financing done

YOUNGSTOWN

BGL Real Estate Advisors of Cleveland finalized the financing for the $35 million downtown hotel project at the Stambaugh Building.

The financing includes three banks as well as the city of Youngstown, the Ohio Water Development Authority and the Western Reserve Port Authority.

Youngstown Stambaugh Hotel LLC is converting the vacant 12-story building at 44 E. Federal St. into a 130-room DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. Work is expected to be done by December.

Trustee board officials

AUSTINTOWN

The trustee board named Rick Stauffer as its chairman and Jim Davis its vice chairman this week. The board also approved a $3,000 contract with Thomas Fok & Associates for its 2017 resurfacing program and set this year’s trick-or-treating for 5 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

$100K lottery winner

A Hubbard man brought in the new year by winning $100,000 from the Ohio Lottery.

Richard Matkovich matched all five numbers in the Rolling Cash 5 game Jan. 1. Matkovich purchased the ticket at Circle K at 902 S. Irvine Ave. in Masury. After taxes, he will receive $71,000.

Matkovich has played the lottery for more than 40 years. He said he intends to buy a new car for his wife, a new refrigerator and a fence for his house.

2 injured in robbery

WARREN

A city woman, 27, suffered minor injuries, and a city man, 54, suffered a head cut in an armed robbery on Southwest Boulevard Southwest Monday night.

The woman said her cousin came over to the house with a male from Pennsylvania, and the male robbed them about 6 p.m. The victims said the suspect took the women’s wallet and struck her in the face and collarbone. The male struggled with the suspect, who hit the male in the head with the gun.